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Land area — European Union

Land area in the European Union in 2023 — 3,988,313 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 11.2%.

2023 3.99M km² +0.01% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 3.99M km²2014
Period minimum 3.58M km²1989

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — European Union, 1961–20233.4M3.6M3.8M4M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 3,586,330 km²1963: 3,586,320 km²1965: 3,586,310 km²1967: 3,586,290 km²1969: 3,586,280 km²1971: 3,586,260 km²1973: 3,586,260 km²1975: 3,586,110 km²1977: 3,586,010 km²1979: 3,585,970 km²1981: 3,585,870 km²1983: 3,585,820 km²1985: 3,585,830 km²1987: 3,585,830 km²1989: 3,584,830 km²1991: 3,584,940 km²1993: 3,953,637 km²1995: 3,953,647 km²1997: 3,953,647 km²1999: 3,953,577 km²2001: 3,987,024 km²2003: 3,986,016 km²2005: 3,985,776 km²2007: 3,985,066 km²2009: 3,985,437 km²2011: 3,986,634 km²2013: 3,988,174 km²2015: 3,988,298 km²2017: 3,987,969 km²2019: 3,988,044 km²2021: 3,988,185 km²2023: 3,988,313 km²
Change over the period: +401,984 (+11.21%) Average annual rate: 0.17 %

Comparison, 2023

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

European Union 3.99M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 3.99M +226 +0.01%
2022 3.99M −98 −0%
2021 3.99M +133 +0%
2020 3.99M +9 +0%
2019 3.99M −119 −0%
2018 3.99M +193 +0%
2017 3.99M −722 −0.02%
2016 3.99M +392 +0.01%
2015 3.99M −623 −0.02%
2014 3.99M +747 +0.02%
2013 3.99M +1,391 +0.03%
2012 3.99M +150 +0%
2011 3.99M −94 −0%
2010 3.99M +1,291 +0.03%
2009 3.99M +930 +0.02%
2008 3.98M −559 −0.01%
2007 3.99M −50 −0%
2006 3.99M −660 −0.02%
2005 3.99M −280 −0.01%
2004 3.99M +40 +0%
2003 3.99M +182 +0%
2002 3.99M −1,190 −0.03%
2001 3.99M −530 −0.01%
2000 3.99M +33,977 +0.86%
1999 3.95M −30 −0%
1998 3.95M −40 −0%
1997 3.95M −90 −0%
1996 3.95M +90 +0%
1995 3.95M −30 −0%
1994 3.95M +40 +0%
1993 3.95M +125,350 +3.27%
1992 3.83M +243,347 +6.79%
1991 3.58M +110 +0%
1990 3.58M +0 +0%
1989 3.58M −990 −0.03%
1988 3.59M −10 −0%
1987 3.59M +0 +0%
1986 3.59M +0 +0%
1985 3.59M +0 +0%
1984 3.59M +10 +0%
1983 3.59M −40 −0%
1982 3.59M −10 −0%
1981 3.59M −20 −0%
1980 3.59M −80 −0%
1979 3.59M −40 −0%
1978 3.59M +0 +0%
1977 3.59M −20 −0%
1976 3.59M −80 −0%
1975 3.59M −120 −0%
1974 3.59M −30 −0%
1973 3.59M +0 +0%
1972 3.59M +0 +0%
1971 3.59M −10 −0%
1970 3.59M −10 −0%
1969 3.59M +0 +0%
1968 3.59M −10 −0%
1967 3.59M −10 −0%
1966 3.59M −10 −0%
1965 3.59M −10 −0%
1964 3.59M +0 +0%
1963 3.59M +10 +0%
1962 3.59M −20 −0%
1961 3.59M — —

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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