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Land area — High-income countries

Land area in high-income countries in 2023 — 51,613,100 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 47.8%.

2023 51.61M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 51.79M km²2020
Period minimum 34.93M km²1989

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — High-income countries, 1961–202330M35M40M45M50M55M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 34,929,404 km²1963: 34,929,394 km²1965: 34,929,384 km²1967: 34,929,364 km²1969: 34,929,354 km²1971: 34,929,334 km²1973: 34,929,234 km²1975: 34,929,114 km²1977: 34,928,904 km²1979: 34,928,864 km²1981: 34,928,674 km²1983: 34,928,414 km²1985: 34,926,825 km²1987: 34,926,825 km²1989: 34,925,825 km²1991: 34,926,395 km²1993: 51,681,292 km²1995: 51,673,562 km²1997: 51,742,480 km²1999: 51,752,268 km²2001: 51,780,700 km²2003: 51,782,177 km²2005: 51,782,548 km²2007: 51,778,302 km²2009: 51,763,507 km²2011: 51,765,373 km²2013: 51,767,033 km²2015: 51,765,063 km²2017: 51,775,060 km²2019: 51,776,387 km²2021: 51,613,091 km²2023: 51,613,100 km²
Change over the period: +16.68M (+47.76%) Average annual rate: 0.63 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 51.61M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 51.61M +305 +0%
2022 51.61M −296 −0%
2021 51.61M −176,763 −0.34%
2020 51.79M +13,467 +0.03%
2019 51.78M +496 +0%
2018 51.78M +831 +0%
2017 51.78M −719 −0%
2016 51.78M +10,716 +0.02%
2015 51.77M −519 −0%
2014 51.77M −1,450 −0%
2013 51.77M +1,386 +0%
2012 51.77M +274 +0%
2011 51.77M +430 +0%
2010 51.76M +1,435 +0%
2009 51.76M +1,049 +0%
2008 51.76M −15,844 −0.03%
2007 51.78M +20 +0%
2006 51.78M −4,266 −0.01%
2005 51.78M +39 +0%
2004 51.78M +332 +0%
2003 51.78M +283 +0%
2002 51.78M +1,195 +0%
2001 51.78M −1,145 −0%
2000 51.78M +29,577 +0.06%
1999 51.75M +7,179 +0.01%
1998 51.75M +2,609 +0.01%
1997 51.74M +69,349 +0.13%
1996 51.67M −431 −0%
1995 51.67M −2,920 −0.01%
1994 51.68M −4,810 −0.01%
1993 51.68M +121,580 +0.24%
1992 51.56M +16.63M +47.62%
1991 34.93M +570 +0%
1990 34.93M +0 +0%
1989 34.93M −990 −0%
1988 34.93M −10 −0%
1987 34.93M −100 −0%
1986 34.93M +100 +0%
1985 34.93M −100 −0%
1984 34.93M −1,490 −0%
1983 34.93M −40 −0%
1982 34.93M −220 −0%
1981 34.93M +80 +0%
1980 34.93M −270 −0%
1979 34.93M −39 −0%
1978 34.93M +0 +0%
1977 34.93M −130 −0%
1976 34.93M −80 −0%
1975 34.93M −90 −0%
1974 34.93M −30 −0%
1973 34.93M +0 +0%
1972 34.93M −100 −0%
1971 34.93M −10 −0%
1970 34.93M −10 −0%
1969 34.93M +0 +0%
1968 34.93M −10 −0%
1967 34.93M −10 −0%
1966 34.93M −10 −0%
1965 34.93M −10 −0%
1964 34.93M +0 +0%
1963 34.93M +10 +0%
1962 34.93M −20 −0%
1961 34.93M — —

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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