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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 1,221,900 km2; land area: 1,101,000 km2
1991 1,221,900 km2; land area: 1,101,000 km2
1992 1,221,900 km2
1992 1,101,000 km2
1993 total area: 1,127,127 km2 land area: 1,119,683 km2 comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of Texas
1994 total area: 1,127,127 sq km land area: 1,119,683 sq km comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of Texas
1995 total area: 1,127,127 sq km land area: 1,119,683 sq km comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of Texas
1996 total area: 1,127,127 sq km land area: 1,119,683 sq km comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of Texas
1997 total: 1,127,127 sq km land: 1,119,683 sq km water: 7,444 sq km
1998 total: 1,127,127 sq km land: 1,119,683 sq km water: 7,444 sq km
1999 total: 1,127,127 sq km land: 1,119,683 sq km water: 7,444 sq km
2000 total: 1,127,127 sq km land: 1,119,683 sq km water: 7,444 sq km
2001 total: 1,127,127 sq km land: 1,119,683 sq km water: 7,444 sq km
2002 total: 1,127,127 sq km water: 7,444 sq km land: 1,119,683 sq km
2003 total: 1,127,127 sq km water: 7,444 sq km land: 1,119,683 sq km
2004 total: 1,127,127 sq km land: 1,119,683 sq km water: 7,444 sq km
2005 total: 1,127,127 sq km land: 1,119,683 sq km water: 7,444 sq km
2006 total: 1,127,127 sq km land: 1,119,683 sq km water: 7,444 sq km
2007 total: 1,127,127 sq km land: 1,119,683 sq km water: 7,444 sq km
2008 total: 1,127,127 sq km land: 1,119,683 sq km water: 7,444 sq km
2009 total: 1,104,300 sq km country comparison to the world: 27 land: 1 million sq km water: 104,300 sq km
2010 total: 1,104,300 sq km country comparison to the world: 27 land: 1 million sq km water: 104,300 sq km
2011 total: 1,104,300 sq km country comparison to the world: 27 land: 1 million sq km water: 104,300 sq km
2012 total: 1,104,300 sq km country comparison to the world: 27 land: 1 million sq km water: 104,300 sq km
2013 total: 1,104,300 sq km country comparison to the world: 27 land: 1 million sq km water: 104,300 sq km
2014 total: 1,104,300 sq km country comparison to the world: 27 land: 1 million sq km water: 104,300 sq km
2015 total: 1,104,300 sq km | land: 1 million sq km | water: 104,300 sq km | country comparison to the world: 27
2016 total: 1,104,300 sq km | land: 1 million sq km | water: 104,300 sq km | country comparison to the world: 27
2017 total: 1,104,300 sq km | land: 1 million sq km | water: 104,300 sq km | country comparison to the world: 28
2018 total: 1,104,300 sq km | land: 1 million sq km | water: 104,300 sq km
2019 total: 1,104,300 sq km | land: 1,096,570 sq km | water: 7,730 sq km | note: area numbers are approximate since a large portion of the Ethiopia-Somalia border is undefined
2020 total: 1,104,300 sq km | land: 1,096,570 sq km | water: 7,730 sq km | note: area numbers are approximate since a large portion of the Ethiopia-Somalia border is undefined
2021 total: 1,104,300 sq km land: 1,096,570 sq km water: 7,730 sq km note: area numbers are approximate since a large portion of the Ethiopia-Somalia border is undefined
2022 total: 1,104,300 sq km land: 1,096,570 sq km water: 7,730 sq km note: area numbers are approximate since a large portion of the Ethiopia-Somalia border is undefined
2023 total: 1,104,300 sq km land: 1,096,570 sq km water: 7,730 sq km note: area numbers are approximate since a large portion of the Ethiopia-Somalia border is undefined
2024 total : 1,104,300 sq km land: 1,096,570 sq km water: 7,730 sq km note: area numbers are approximate since a large portion of the Ethiopia-Somalia border is undefined
2025 total : 1,104,300 sq km land: 1,096,570 sq km water: 7,730 sq km note: area numbers are approximate since a large portion of the Ethiopia-Somalia border is undefined