Land area — all countries

Land area — Europe & Central Asia

Land area in Europe & Central Asia in 2023 — 27,432,007 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 401.1%.

2023 27.43M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 27.44M km²2018
Period minimum 5.47M km²1989

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Europe & Central Asia, 1961–2023010M20M30M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 5,474,558 km²1963: 5,474,548 km²1965: 5,474,538 km²1967: 5,474,518 km²1969: 5,474,508 km²1971: 5,474,488 km²1973: 5,474,488 km²1975: 5,474,338 km²1977: 5,474,238 km²1979: 5,474,198 km²1981: 5,474,098 km²1983: 5,474,048 km²1985: 5,474,059 km²1987: 5,474,059 km²1989: 5,473,059 km²1991: 5,473,169 km²1993: 27,227,835 km²1995: 27,220,001 km²1997: 27,288,996 km²1999: 27,298,232 km²2001: 27,334,006 km²2003: 27,333,511 km²2005: 27,333,726 km²2007: 27,430,195 km²2009: 27,429,626 km²2011: 27,430,694 km²2013: 27,432,121 km²2015: 27,435,996 km²2017: 27,435,616 km²2019: 27,436,274 km²2021: 27,432,005 km²2023: 27,432,007 km²
Change over the period: +21.96M (+401.08%) Average annual rate: 2.63 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 27.43M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 27.43M +268 +0%
2022 27.43M −265 −0%
2021 27.43M +104 +0%
2020 27.43M −4,372 −0.02%
2019 27.44M −179 −0%
2018 27.44M +837 +0%
2017 27.44M −735 −0%
2016 27.44M +355 +0%
2015 27.44M +4,279 +0.02%
2014 27.43M −403 −0%
2013 27.43M +1,288 +0%
2012 27.43M +139 +0%
2011 27.43M −168 −0%
2010 27.43M +1,236 +0%
2009 27.43M +888 +0%
2008 27.43M −1,457 −0.01%
2007 27.43M −158 −0%
2006 27.43M +96,628 +0.35%
2005 27.33M −69 −0%
2004 27.33M +284 +0%
2003 27.33M +208 +0%
2002 27.33M −702 −0%
2001 27.33M −1,490 −0.01%
2000 27.34M +37,264 +0.14%
1999 27.3M +6,788 +0.02%
1998 27.29M +2,448 +0.01%
1997 27.29M +69,340 +0.25%
1996 27.22M −345 −0%
1995 27.22M −3,000 −0.01%
1994 27.22M −4,834 −0.02%
1993 27.23M +121,624 +0.45%
1992 27.11M +21.63M +395.26%
1991 5.47M +110 +0%
1990 5.47M +0 +0%
1989 5.47M −990 −0.02%
1988 5.47M −10 −0%
1987 5.47M +0 +0%
1986 5.47M +0 +0%
1985 5.47M +0 +0%
1984 5.47M +10 +0%
1983 5.47M −40 −0%
1982 5.47M −10 −0%
1981 5.47M −20 −0%
1980 5.47M −80 −0%
1979 5.47M −39 −0%
1978 5.47M +0 +0%
1977 5.47M −20 −0%
1976 5.47M −80 −0%
1975 5.47M −120 −0%
1974 5.47M −30 −0%
1973 5.47M +0 +0%
1972 5.47M +0 +0%
1971 5.47M −10 −0%
1970 5.47M −10 −0%
1969 5.47M +0 +0%
1968 5.47M −10 −0%
1967 5.47M −10 −0%
1966 5.47M −10 −0%
1965 5.47M −10 −0%
1964 5.47M +0 +0%
1963 5.47M +10 +0%
1962 5.47M −20 −0%
1961 5.47M

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.