Land area — Area in Djibouti
Djibouti: Land area — Area was 2,318 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Djibouti, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area in Djibouti is 2,318 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Djibouti peaked at 2,318 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2,318 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Djibouti 170th out of 267 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land area — Area in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,318 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 2,318 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18,416 1000 ha, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 2,318 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16,950 1000 ha, 14% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,318 1000 ha | 2,318 1000 ha | 2,318 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,318 1000 ha | 2,318 1000 ha | 2,318 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,318 1000 ha | 2,318 1000 ha | 2,318 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,318 1000 ha | 2,318 1000 ha | 2,318 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,318 1000 ha | 2,318 1000 ha | 2,318 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,318 1000 ha | 2,318 1000 ha | 2,318 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,318 1000 ha | 2,318 1000 ha | 2,318 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More environment data for Djibouti
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.289 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1725 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in Djibouti?
- Land area — area in Djibouti was 2,318 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 2,318 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,318 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Djibouti rank for land area — area?
- Djibouti ranks 170th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.