Botswana vs Kenya: Surface area

Botswana

581,730 sq. km

in 2023

Kenya

591,969 sq. km

in 2023

Botswana rank

49th

Kenya rank

47th

Surface area over time

Kenya currently reports 591,969 sq. km against 581,730 sq. km in Botswana, a difference of 10,239 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.

Globally, Botswana ranks 49th and Kenya ranks 47th of 216 countries.

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: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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