Border history · 1886–2023

Ethiopia borders over time

CShapes records 6 changes to the borders of Ethiopia between 1886 and 2023. It was independent for the whole period. Its territory covers 1,127,555 km², more than the 280,224 km² it covered in 1886. The largest single change came on May 14, 1897, when it gained about 673,146 km².

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Border changes
6
Area today
1,127,555 km²
Largest change
+673,146 km² (1897)
Status
Independent
May 24, 1993 – presentChoose a period to see its borders. The dashed line is the period before.

Timeline of Ethiopia's borders

Each period is one border version in CShapes, with its area and the change from the period before.

  1. January 1, 1886 – May 1, 1889

    280,224 km²First recorded versionIndependentWorld map in 1886

  2. May 2, 1889 – May 13, 1897

    266,083 km²−14,141 km²IndependentWorld map in 1889

  3. May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1902

    939,229 km²+673,146 km²IndependentWorld map in 1897

  4. May 15, 1902 – December 5, 1907

    990,850 km²+51,621 km²IndependentWorld map in 1902

  5. December 6, 1907 – September 14, 1952

    1,127,555 km²+136,705 km²IndependentWorld map in 1908

  6. September 15, 1952 – May 23, 1993

    1,248,452 km²+120,897 km²IndependentWorld map in 1953

  7. May 24, 1993 – present

    1,127,555 km²−120,897 km²IndependentWorld map in 1993

What changed

Independence, transfers between rulers, and border changes recorded for this country.

  1. Ethiopia loses about 14,141 km² of territory.
  2. Ethiopia gains about 673,146 km² of territory.
  3. Ethiopia gains about 51,620 km² of territory.
  4. Ethiopia gains about 136,706 km² of territory.
  5. Ethiopia gains about 120,897 km² of territory.
  6. Ethiopia loses about 120,897 km² of territory.