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Land area — BRICS

Land area in BRICS in 2023 — 41,895,575 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 64.7%.

2023 41.9M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 41.9M km²2021
Period minimum 25.44M km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — BRICS, 1961–202325M30M35M40M45M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 25,444,020 km²1963: 25,444,020 km²1965: 25,444,020 km²1967: 25,444,020 km²1969: 25,444,020 km²1971: 25,444,020 km²1973: 25,444,020 km²1975: 25,444,020 km²1977: 25,444,020 km²1979: 25,444,020 km²1981: 25,444,020 km²1983: 25,444,020 km²1985: 25,444,020 km²1987: 25,444,020 km²1989: 25,444,020 km²1991: 25,444,020 km²1993: 41,830,200 km²1995: 41,822,390 km²1997: 41,822,650 km²1999: 41,832,510 km²2001: 41,890,373 km²2003: 41,890,912 km²2005: 41,891,321 km²2007: 41,887,670 km²2009: 41,886,800 km²2011: 41,886,800 km²2013: 41,886,800 km²2015: 41,886,800 km²2017: 41,880,539 km²2019: 41,880,539 km²2021: 41,895,575 km²2023: 41,895,575 km²
Change over the period: +16.45M (+64.66%) Average annual rate: 0.81 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: BRICS

BRICS 41.9M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 41.9M +0 +0%
2022 41.9M +0 +0%
2021 41.9M +15,036 +0.04%
2020 41.88M +0 +0%
2019 41.88M +0 +0%
2018 41.88M +0 +0%
2017 41.88M −6,260 −0.01%
2016 41.89M −1 −0%
2015 41.89M +0 +0%
2014 41.89M +0 +0%
2013 41.89M +0 +0%
2012 41.89M +0 +0%
2011 41.89M +0 +0%
2010 41.89M +0 +0%
2009 41.89M +0 +0%
2008 41.89M −870 −0%
2007 41.89M −1 −0%
2006 41.89M −3,650 −0.01%
2005 41.89M +159 +0%
2004 41.89M +250 +0%
2003 41.89M +40 +0%
2002 41.89M +499 +0%
2001 41.89M −906 −0%
2000 41.89M +58,769 +0.14%
1999 41.83M +7,210 +0.02%
1998 41.83M +2,650 +0.01%
1997 41.82M +690 +0%
1996 41.82M −430 −0%
1995 41.82M −2,960 −0.01%
1994 41.83M −4,850 −0.01%
1993 41.83M −3,770 −0.01%
1992 41.83M +16.39M +64.42%
1991 25.44M +0 +0%
1990 25.44M +0 +0%
1989 25.44M +0 +0%
1988 25.44M +0 +0%
1987 25.44M +0 +0%
1986 25.44M +0 +0%
1985 25.44M +0 +0%
1984 25.44M +0 +0%
1983 25.44M +0 +0%
1982 25.44M +0 +0%
1981 25.44M +0 +0%
1980 25.44M +0 +0%
1979 25.44M +0 +0%
1978 25.44M +0 +0%
1977 25.44M +0 +0%
1976 25.44M +0 +0%
1975 25.44M +0 +0%
1974 25.44M +0 +0%
1973 25.44M +0 +0%
1972 25.44M +0 +0%
1971 25.44M +0 +0%
1970 25.44M +0 +0%
1969 25.44M +0 +0%
1968 25.44M +0 +0%
1967 25.44M +0 +0%
1966 25.44M +0 +0%
1965 25.44M +0 +0%
1964 25.44M +0 +0%
1963 25.44M +0 +0%
1962 25.44M +0 +0%
1961 25.44M — —

About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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