Ethiopia vs Kenya: Land use over the long-term
Ethiopia
20.00 million hectares
in 2025
Kenya
21.30 million hectares
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
35th
Kenya rank
32nd
Land use over the long-term over time
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 21.30 million hectares against 20.00 million hectares in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.30 million hectares.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kenya ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 35th and Kenya ranks 32nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 915,936 hectares | 3.52 million hectares | 2.61 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1100s | 1.05 million hectares | 4.14 million hectares | 3.09 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1200s | 1.19 million hectares | 4.76 million hectares | 3.57 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1300s | 1.40 million hectares | 5.38 million hectares | 3.97 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1400s | 1.62 million hectares | 5.99 million hectares | 4.37 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1500s | 1.83 million hectares | 6.61 million hectares | 4.78 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1600s | 2.06 million hectares | 7.71 million hectares | 5.65 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1700s | 2.29 million hectares | 8.81 million hectares | 6.52 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1710s | 2.86 million hectares | 9.21 million hectares | 6.35 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1720s | 3.43 million hectares | 9.61 million hectares | 6.18 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1730s | 4.00 million hectares | 10.00 million hectares | 6.01 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1740s | 4.57 million hectares | 10.40 million hectares | 5.84 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1750s | 5.13 million hectares | 10.80 million hectares | 5.66 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1760s | 5.70 million hectares | 10.98 million hectares | 5.27 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1770s | 6.27 million hectares | 11.14 million hectares | 4.87 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1780s | 6.84 million hectares | 11.30 million hectares | 4.46 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1790s | 7.41 million hectares | 11.44 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1800s | 7.98 million hectares | 11.58 million hectares | 3.60 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1810s | 8.55 million hectares | 11.71 million hectares | 3.16 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1820s | 9.12 million hectares | 11.82 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1830s | 9.69 million hectares | 11.93 million hectares | 2.24 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1840s | 10.26 million hectares | 12.03 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1850s | 10.82 million hectares | 12.12 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1860s | 10.82 million hectares | 12.61 million hectares | 1.79 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1870s | 10.82 million hectares | 13.13 million hectares | 2.30 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1880s | 10.93 million hectares | 13.80 million hectares | 2.87 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1890s | 11.04 million hectares | 14.51 million hectares | 3.46 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1900s | 11.15 million hectares | 13.53 million hectares | 2.37 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1910s | 11.96 million hectares | 12.24 million hectares | 279,200 hectares | Kenya |
| 1920s | 12.70 million hectares | 11.76 million hectares | 935,800 hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 14.02 million hectares | 13.65 million hectares | 377,700 hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 15.19 million hectares | 15.38 million hectares | 187,100 hectares | Kenya |
| 1950s | 18.35 million hectares | 18.70 million hectares | 354,310 hectares | Kenya |
| 1960s | 20.84 million hectares | 21.14 million hectares | 301,130 hectares | Kenya |
| 1970s | 20.65 million hectares | 21.30 million hectares | 650,600 hectares | Kenya |
| 1980s | 20.28 million hectares | 21.30 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1990s | 20.01 million hectares | 21.30 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | Kenya |
| 2000s | 20.00 million hectares | 21.30 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | Kenya |
| 2010s | 20.00 million hectares | 21.30 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | Kenya |
| 2020s | 20.00 million hectares | 21.30 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Ethiopia or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 21.30 million hectares against 20.00 million hectares in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 1.30 million hectares, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Ethiopia ranks 35th and Kenya ranks 32nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.