Botswana vs Kenya: Land area

Botswana

566,730 sq. km

in 2023

Kenya

580,876 sq. km

in 2023

Botswana rank

47th

Kenya rank

45th

Land area over time

Botswana
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 580,876 sq. km against 566,730 sq. km in Botswana, a difference of 14,146 sq. km.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Globally, Botswana ranks 47th and Kenya ranks 45th of 216 countries.

Individual pages

Land area in Botswana
Land area in Kenya
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 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.