Land area — all countries

Land area — G7

Land area in the G7 in 2023 — 19,726,719 km². Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.9%.

2023 19.73M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 19.92M km²2000
Period minimum 19.73M km²2022

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — G7, 1961–202319.7M19.75M19.8M19.85M19.9M19.95M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 19,915,370 km²1963: 19,915,370 km²1965: 19,915,370 km²1967: 19,915,370 km²1969: 19,915,370 km²1971: 19,915,370 km²1973: 19,915,270 km²1975: 19,915,170 km²1977: 19,915,070 km²1979: 19,915,070 km²1981: 19,915,070 km²1983: 19,914,870 km²1985: 19,913,270 km²1987: 19,913,270 km²1989: 19,913,270 km²1991: 19,913,270 km²1993: 19,913,260 km²1995: 19,913,240 km²1997: 19,913,090 km²1999: 19,913,020 km²2001: 19,917,508 km²2003: 19,917,418 km²2005: 19,917,368 km²2007: 19,917,278 km²2009: 19,902,718 km²2011: 19,902,668 km²2013: 19,902,988 km²2015: 19,902,968 km²2017: 19,903,478 km²2019: 19,903,497 km²2021: 19,726,607 km²2023: 19,726,719 km²
Change over the period: −188,651 (−0.95%) Average annual rate: -0.02 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 19.73M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 19.73M +139 +0%
2022 19.73M −27 −0%
2021 19.73M −176,890 −0.89%
2020 19.9M +0 +0%
2019 19.9M +9 +0%
2018 19.9M +10 +0%
2017 19.9M +10 +0%
2016 19.9M +500 +0%
2015 19.9M −40 −0%
2014 19.9M +20 +0%
2013 19.9M +340 +0%
2012 19.9M −20 −0%
2011 19.9M −10 −0%
2010 19.9M −40 −0%
2009 19.9M −20 −0%
2008 19.9M −14,540 −0.07%
2007 19.92M −50 −0%
2006 19.92M −40 −0%
2005 19.92M −10 −0%
2004 19.92M −40 −0%
2003 19.92M −50 −0%
2002 19.92M −40 −0%
2001 19.92M −50 −0%
2000 19.92M +4,538 +0.02%
1999 19.91M −40 −0%
1998 19.91M −30 −0%
1997 19.91M −40 −0%
1996 19.91M −110 −0%
1995 19.91M −10 −0%
1994 19.91M −10 −0%
1993 19.91M −10 −0%
1992 19.91M +0 +0%
1991 19.91M +0 +0%
1990 19.91M +0 +0%
1989 19.91M +0 +0%
1988 19.91M +0 +0%
1987 19.91M −100 −0%
1986 19.91M +100 +0%
1985 19.91M −100 −0%
1984 19.91M −1,500 −0.01%
1983 19.91M +0 +0%
1982 19.91M −200 −0%
1981 19.92M +100 +0%
1980 19.91M −100 −0%
1979 19.92M +0 +0%
1978 19.92M +0 +0%
1977 19.92M −100 −0%
1976 19.92M +0 +0%
1975 19.92M −100 −0%
1974 19.92M +0 +0%
1973 19.92M +0 +0%
1972 19.92M −100 −0%
1971 19.92M +0 +0%
1970 19.92M +0 +0%
1969 19.92M +0 +0%
1968 19.92M +0 +0%
1967 19.92M +0 +0%
1966 19.92M +0 +0%
1965 19.92M +0 +0%
1964 19.92M +0 +0%
1963 19.92M +0 +0%
1962 19.92M +0 +0%
1961 19.92M

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.