What is the highest surface area recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?

The highest recorded value was 15.17 million sq. km in 2022.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?

The lowest recorded value was 15.11 million sq. km in 1961.

How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for surface area?

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area (sq. km) in Africa Eastern and Southern

Name: Surface area (sq. km) in Africa Eastern and Southern
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Africa Eastern and Southern: Surface area (sq. km) was 15.17 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

15.17 million sq. km

Change on year

down 0.0%

Rank

30th

of 47 groups

All-time high

15.17 million sq. km

in 2022

All-time low

15.11 million sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for surface area in Africa Eastern and Southern is 15.17 million sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 15.17 million sq. km in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.11 million sq. km, in 1961.

That places Africa Eastern and Southern 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Surface area (sq. km) in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	15.11 million sq. km	—
1962	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1963	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1964	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1965	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1966	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1967	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1968	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1969	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1970	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1971	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1972	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1973	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1974	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1975	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1976	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1977	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1978	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1979	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1980	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1981	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1982	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1983	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1984	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1985	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1986	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1987	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1988	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1989	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1990	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1991	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1992	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1993	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1994	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1995	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1996	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1997	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1998	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
1999	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
2000	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
2001	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
2002	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
2003	15.11 million sq. km	+0.0%
2004	15.14 million sq. km	+0.2%
2005	15.14 million sq. km	+0.0%
2006	15.14 million sq. km	-0.0%
2007	15.14 million sq. km	+0.0%
2008	15.14 million sq. km	+0.0%
2009	15.14 million sq. km	+0.0%
2010	15.14 million sq. km	+0.0%
2011	15.14 million sq. km	+0.0%
2012	15.16 million sq. km	+0.1%
2013	15.16 million sq. km	+0.0%
2014	15.16 million sq. km	+0.0%
2015	15.16 million sq. km	+0.0%
2016	15.16 million sq. km	-0.0%
2017	15.16 million sq. km	+0.0%
2018	15.16 million sq. km	+0.0%
2019	15.16 million sq. km	+0.0%
2020	15.17 million sq. km	+0.1%
2021	15.17 million sq. km	+0.0%
2022	15.17 million sq. km	+0.0%
2023	15.17 million sq. km	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	15.11 million sq. km	15.11 million sq. km	15.11 million sq. km	9
1970s	15.11 million sq. km	15.11 million sq. km	15.11 million sq. km	10
1980s	15.11 million sq. km	15.11 million sq. km	15.11 million sq. km	10
1990s	15.11 million sq. km	15.11 million sq. km	15.11 million sq. km	10
2000s	15.13 million sq. km	15.11 million sq. km	15.14 million sq. km	10
2010s	15.16 million sq. km	15.14 million sq. km	15.16 million sq. km	10
2020s	15.17 million sq. km	15.17 million sq. km	15.17 million sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern

27 Bolivia 1.10 million sq. km compare
28 Mauritania 1.03 million sq. km compare
29 Egypt 1.00 million sq. km compare
30 Tanzania 945,500 sq. km compare
31 Nigeria 923,768 sq. km compare
32 Venezuela 912,050 sq. km compare
33 Namibia 824,292 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Africa Eastern and Southern

Rural population, per capita 0.613 units per person (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 265.55 current US$ per person (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 209.47 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.4% (2025)
Rural population 483.55 million (2025)
Rural population 61.3% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1542 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Africa Eastern and Southern?: Surface area in Africa Eastern and Southern was 15.17 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?: The highest recorded value was 15.17 million sq. km in 2022.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?: The lowest recorded value was 15.11 million sq. km in 1961.
How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for surface area?: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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