What is land area in Djibouti?

Land area in Djibouti was 23,180 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Djibouti?

The highest recorded value was 23,180 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Djibouti?

The lowest recorded value was 23,180 sq. km in 1961.

How does Djibouti rank for land area?

Djibouti ranks 147th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Djibouti?

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

Where does this Djibouti data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Djibouti

Name: Land area in Djibouti
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Djibouti: Land area was 23,180 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

23,180 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

147th

of 216 countries

All-time high

23,180 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

23,180 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Djibouti, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Djibouti recorded 23,180 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Djibouti peaked at 23,180 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 23,180 sq. km, in 1961.

Djibouti ranks 147th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	23,180 sq. km	23,180 sq. km	23,180 sq. km	9
1970s	23,180 sq. km	23,180 sq. km	23,180 sq. km	10
1980s	23,180 sq. km	23,180 sq. km	23,180 sq. km	10
1990s	23,180 sq. km	23,180 sq. km	23,180 sq. km	10
2000s	23,180 sq. km	23,180 sq. km	23,180 sq. km	10
2010s	23,180 sq. km	23,180 sq. km	23,180 sq. km	10
2020s	23,180 sq. km	23,180 sq. km	23,180 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Djibouti

144 Burundi 25,680 sq. km compare
145 North Macedonia 25,220 sq. km compare
146 Rwanda 24,670 sq. km compare
148 Belize 22,810 sq. km compare
149 Israel 21,640 sq. km compare
150 El Salvador 20,720 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Djibouti

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2023)
Rural population 27.0% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
Rural population 319,986 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 105.07 million current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 9 hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 2,041 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 17.41 metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Djibouti?: Land area in Djibouti was 23,180 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Djibouti?: The highest recorded value was 23,180 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Djibouti?: The lowest recorded value was 23,180 sq. km in 1961.
How does Djibouti rank for land area?: Djibouti ranks 147th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Djibouti?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Djibouti data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.