Land area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Land area was 684,957 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
684,957
Rank
18th
of 32 groups
All-time high
684,957
in 2025
All-time low
683,685
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Eastern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 684,957 for land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Eastern Africa peaked at 684,957 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 683,685, in 1990.
That places Eastern Africa 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land area in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 683,685 | — |
| 2000 | 683,685 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 683,756 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 683,975 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 684,950 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 684,957 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 683,685 | 683,685 | 683,685 | 1 |
| 2000s | 683,685 | 683,685 | 683,685 | 1 |
| 2010s | 683,866 | 683,756 | 683,975 | 2 |
| 2020s | 684,954 | 684,950 | 684,957 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More development goals data for Eastern Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 892.87 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 89.84 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 188 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 180 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 144 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 261 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 335 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 342 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.25 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 23,292 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Eastern Africa?
- Land area in Eastern Africa was 684,957 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 684,957 in 2025.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 683,685 in 1990.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for land area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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