What is the highest surface area recorded in Kenya?

The highest recorded value was 591,970 sq. km in 2024.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Kenya?

The lowest recorded value was 580,370 sq. km in 1961.

How does Kenya rank for surface area?

Kenya ranks 47th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.

Is surface area rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area (sq. km) in Kenya

Name: Surface area (sq. km) in Kenya
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)

Kenya: Surface area (sq. km) was 591,970 sq. km in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

591,970 sq. km

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

47th

of 216 countries

All-time high

591,970 sq. km

in 2024

All-time low

580,370 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Surface area in Kenya, 1961–2024

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 Kenya is 591,970 sq. km, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Kenya peaked at 591,970 sq. km in 2024 and was at its lowest, 580,370 sq. km, in 1961.

Kenya ranks 47th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Surface area (sq. km) in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in Kenya, 1961 to 2024.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	580,370 sq. km	—
1962	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	580,370 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	591,969 sq. km	+2.0%
2021	591,969 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	591,969 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	591,969 sq. km	+0.0%
2024	591,970 sq. km	+0.0%

Kenya compared with similar countries

Kenya's 591,970 sq. km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 199,950 sq. km, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Kenya's 591,970 sq. km is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 298,330 sq. km, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	580,370 sq. km	580,370 sq. km	580,370 sq. km	9
1970s	580,370 sq. km	580,370 sq. km	580,370 sq. km	10
1980s	580,370 sq. km	580,370 sq. km	580,370 sq. km	10
1990s	580,370 sq. km	580,370 sq. km	580,370 sq. km	10
2000s	580,370 sq. km	580,370 sq. km	580,370 sq. km	10
2010s	580,370 sq. km	580,370 sq. km	580,370 sq. km	10
2020s	591,969 sq. km	591,969 sq. km	591,970 sq. km	5

Countries ranked near Kenya

44 Central African Republic 622,980 sq. km compare
45 France 606,410 sq. km compare
46 Ukraine 603,550 sq. km compare
48 Madagascar 591,896 sq. km compare
49 Botswana 581,730 sq. km compare
50 Sweden 528,860 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Kenya

Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.9835 % change on previous year (2025)
Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1186 hectares per person (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2405 % change on previous year (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4888 hectares per person (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Kenya?: Surface area in Kenya was 591,970 sq. km in 2024, 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 Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 591,970 sq. km in 2024.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 580,370 sq. km in 1961.
How does Kenya rank for surface area?: Kenya ranks 47th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is surface area rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kenya 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.