What is surface area in Djibouti?

Surface area in Djibouti was 2.32 million ha in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest surface area recorded in Djibouti?

The highest recorded value was 2.32 million ha in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Djibouti?

The lowest recorded value was 2.32 million ha in 1961.

How does Djibouti rank for surface area?

Djibouti ranks 46th out of 53 regions with data for 2011.

Is surface 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Surface area (ha). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Surface area in Djibouti

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

Djibouti: Surface area was 2.32 million ha in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

2.32 million ha

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

46th

of 53 regions

All-time high

2.32 million ha

in 1961

All-time low

2.32 million ha

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Surface area in Djibouti, 1961–2011

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

Analysis

Djibouti recorded 2.32 million ha for surface 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, surface area in Djibouti peaked at 2.32 million ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.32 million ha, in 1961.

That places Djibouti 46th out of 53 regions with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.32 million ha	2.32 million ha	2.32 million ha	9
1970s	2.32 million ha	2.32 million ha	2.32 million ha	10
1980s	2.32 million ha	2.32 million ha	2.32 million ha	10
1990s	2.32 million ha	2.32 million ha	2.32 million ha	10
2000s	2.32 million ha	2.32 million ha	2.32 million ha	10
2010s	2.32 million ha	2.32 million ha	2.32 million ha	2

Countries ranked near Djibouti

43 Equatorial Guinea 2.81 million ha compare
44 Burundi 2.78 million ha compare
45 Rwanda 2.63 million ha compare
47 Eswatini 1.74 million ha compare
48 Gambia 1.13 million ha compare
49 Cape Verde 403,000 ha compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Djibouti

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 105.07 million current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
Rural population 319,986 (2025)
Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
Rural population 27.0% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
Land under cereal production 9 hectares (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Djibouti?: Surface area in Djibouti was 2.32 million ha in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest surface area recorded in Djibouti?: The highest recorded value was 2.32 million ha in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Djibouti?: The lowest recorded value was 2.32 million ha in 1961.
How does Djibouti rank for surface area?: Djibouti ranks 46th out of 53 regions with data for 2011.
Is surface 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Surface area (ha). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.