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Land area — Latin America & Caribbean

Land area in Latin America & Caribbean in 2023 — 20,055,677 km². Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.1%.

2023 20.06M km² −0% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 20.08M km²1975
Period minimum 20.04M km²2014

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Latin America & Caribbean, 1961–202320.04M20.05M20.06M20.07M20.08M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 20,075,280 km²1963: 20,075,280 km²1965: 20,075,280 km²1967: 20,075,280 km²1969: 20,075,280 km²1971: 20,075,280 km²1973: 20,075,280 km²1975: 20,075,420 km²1977: 20,075,290 km²1979: 20,075,290 km²1981: 20,075,200 km²1983: 20,075,200 km²1985: 20,075,200 km²1987: 20,075,200 km²1989: 20,075,200 km²1991: 20,075,200 km²1993: 20,075,200 km²1995: 20,075,200 km²1997: 20,075,200 km²1999: 20,046,720 km²2001: 20,046,720 km²2003: 20,045,720 km²2005: 20,045,760 km²2007: 20,045,760 km²2009: 20,045,760 km²2011: 20,046,711 km²2013: 20,044,068 km²2015: 20,041,878 km²2017: 20,042,182 km²2019: 20,042,675 km²2021: 20,056,965 km²2023: 20,055,677 km²
Change over the period: −19,602 (−0.1%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 20.06M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 20.06M −0 −0%
2022 20.06M −1,288 −0.01%
2021 20.06M +0 +0%
2020 20.06M +14,290 +0.07%
2019 20.04M +433 +0%
2018 20.04M +60 +0%
2017 20.04M −240 −0%
2016 20.04M +544 +0%
2015 20.04M +80 +0%
2014 20.04M −2,269 −0.01%
2013 20.04M −2,429 −0.01%
2012 20.05M −214 −0%
2011 20.05M +951 +0%
2010 20.05M +0 +0%
2009 20.05M +0 +0%
2008 20.05M +0 +0%
2007 20.05M +10 +0%
2006 20.05M −10 −0%
2005 20.05M +30 +0%
2004 20.05M +10 +0%
2003 20.05M +10 +0%
2002 20.05M −1,010 −0.01%
2001 20.05M +0 +0%
2000 20.05M +0 +0%
1999 20.05M +0 +0%
1998 20.05M −28,480 −0.14%
1997 20.08M +0 +0%
1996 20.08M +0 +0%
1995 20.08M +0 +0%
1994 20.08M +0 +0%
1993 20.08M +0 +0%
1992 20.08M +0 +0%
1991 20.08M +0 +0%
1990 20.08M +0 +0%
1989 20.08M +0 +0%
1988 20.08M +0 +0%
1987 20.08M +0 +0%
1986 20.08M +0 +0%
1985 20.08M +0 +0%
1984 20.08M +0 +0%
1983 20.08M +0 +0%
1982 20.08M +0 +0%
1981 20.08M +0 +0%
1980 20.08M −90 −0%
1979 20.08M +0 +0%
1978 20.08M +0 +0%
1977 20.08M +0 +0%
1976 20.08M −130 −0%
1975 20.08M +140 +0%
1974 20.08M +0 +0%
1973 20.08M +0 +0%
1972 20.08M +0 +0%
1971 20.08M +0 +0%
1970 20.08M +0 +0%
1969 20.08M +0 +0%
1968 20.08M +0 +0%
1967 20.08M +0 +0%
1966 20.08M +0 +0%
1965 20.08M +0 +0%
1964 20.08M +0 +0%
1963 20.08M +0 +0%
1962 20.08M +0 +0%
1961 20.08M — —

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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