Ethiopia: Map & Borders Over Time
Ethiopia appears on 18 of the 39 border maps, from 1300 to 2010. Its mapped territory was largest in 1920, at roughly 1.14 million km².
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Territory of Ethiopia over time
Approximate area on each border map.
| Map year | Approx. area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1300 | 350,000 km² | – |
| 1400 | 350,000 km² | +0% |
| 1492 | 500,000 km² | +44% |
| 1500 | 590,000 km² | +17% |
| 1600 | 490,000 km² | -16% |
| 1650 | 290,000 km² | -42% |
| 1700 | 290,000 km² | +0% |
| 1783 | 290,000 km² | +0% |
| 1800 | 290,000 km² | +0% |
| 1815 | 220,000 km² | -24% |
| 1880 | 280,000 km² | +27% |
| 1900 | 280,000 km² | +0% |
| 1920 | 1.14 million km² | +312% |
| 1930 | 1.14 million km² | +0% |
| 1945 | 1.14 million km² | +0% |
| 1960 | 1.14 million km² | +0% |
| 1994 | 1.14 million km² | +0% |
| 2010 | 1.14 million km² | +0% |