What is the difference in surface area between Egypt and Ethiopia?

10.29 million ha, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Surface area (ha). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs Ethiopia: Surface area

Egypt

100.14 million ha

in 2011

Ethiopia

110.43 million ha

in 2011

Egypt rank

12th

Ethiopia rank

10th

Surface area over time

Egypt
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 110.43 million ha against 100.14 million ha in Egypt, a difference of 10.29 million ha.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 10th of 53 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	100.14 million ha	122.19 million ha	22.05 million ha	Ethiopia
1970s	100.14 million ha	122.19 million ha	22.05 million ha	Ethiopia
1980s	100.14 million ha	122.19 million ha	22.05 million ha	Ethiopia
1990s	100.14 million ha	113.96 million ha	13.81 million ha	Ethiopia
2000s	100.14 million ha	110.43 million ha	10.29 million ha	Ethiopia
2010s	100.14 million ha	110.43 million ha	10.29 million ha	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Egypt or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 110.43 million ha against 100.14 million ha in Egypt as of 2011.
What is the difference in surface area between Egypt and Ethiopia?: 10.29 million ha, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for surface area?: Egypt ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 10th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Surface area (ha). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (ha)
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,977 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.