What is land area in Kenya?

Land area in Kenya was 56.91 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Kenya?

The highest recorded value was 56.91 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Kenya?

The lowest recorded value was 56.91 million hectares in 1961.

How does Kenya rank for land area?

Kenya ranks 21st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Kenya data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Kenya

Name: Land area in Kenya
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Kenya: Land area was 56.91 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

56.91 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

21st

of 53 countries

All-time high

56.91 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

56.91 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Kenya, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 56.91 million hectares for land area in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Kenya peaked at 56.91 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 56.91 million hectares, in 1961.

That places Kenya 21st out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	56.91 million hectares	56.91 million hectares	56.91 million hectares	9
1970s	56.91 million hectares	56.91 million hectares	56.91 million hectares	10
1980s	56.91 million hectares	56.91 million hectares	56.91 million hectares	10
1990s	56.91 million hectares	56.91 million hectares	56.91 million hectares	10
2000s	56.91 million hectares	56.91 million hectares	56.91 million hectares	10
2010s	56.91 million hectares	56.91 million hectares	56.91 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Kenya

18 Somalia 62.73 million hectares compare
19 Central African Republic 62.30 million hectares compare
20 Madagascar 58.15 million hectares compare
22 Botswana 56.67 million hectares compare
23 Cameroon 47.27 million hectares compare
24 Morocco 44.63 million hectares compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Kenya

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 31.48 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.2% (2025)
Rural population 39.00 million (2025)
Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
Rural population 67.8% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
Land under cereal production 2.93 million hectares (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Kenya?: Land area in Kenya was 56.91 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 56.91 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 56.91 million hectares in 1961.
How does Kenya rank for land area?: Kenya ranks 21st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kenya data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.