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Land area — Low-income countries

Land area in low-income countries in 2023 — 14,772,927 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 34%.

2023 14.77M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 14.77M km²2021
Period minimum 11.02M km²1975

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Low-income countries, 1961–202311M12M13M14M15M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 11,023,300 km²1963: 11,023,300 km²1965: 11,023,300 km²1967: 11,023,300 km²1969: 11,023,300 km²1971: 11,023,300 km²1973: 11,023,300 km²1975: 11,022,500 km²1977: 11,022,500 km²1979: 11,022,500 km²1981: 11,022,500 km²1983: 11,022,500 km²1985: 11,022,500 km²1987: 11,022,500 km²1989: 11,022,500 km²1991: 11,022,500 km²1993: 12,123,500 km²1995: 12,123,500 km²1997: 12,123,500 km²1999: 12,123,500 km²2001: 12,123,500 km²2003: 12,123,310 km²2005: 12,271,915 km²2007: 12,272,024 km²2009: 12,272,018 km²2011: 12,272,979 km²2013: 14,772,871 km²2015: 14,772,878 km²2017: 14,772,874 km²2019: 14,772,901 km²2021: 14,772,934 km²2023: 14,772,927 km²
Change over the period: +3.75M (+34.02%) Average annual rate: 0.47 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Low-income countries 14.77M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 14.77M +0 +0%
2022 14.77M −7 −0%
2021 14.77M +72 +0%
2020 14.77M −39 −0%
2019 14.77M +12 +0%
2018 14.77M +15 +0%
2017 14.77M −12 −0%
2016 14.77M +8 +0%
2015 14.77M +54 +0%
2014 14.77M −47 −0%
2013 14.77M −38 −0%
2012 14.77M +2.5M +20.37%
2011 12.27M +283 +0%
2010 12.27M +678 +0.01%
2009 12.27M +32 +0%
2008 12.27M −38 −0%
2007 12.27M +57 +0%
2006 12.27M +52 +0%
2005 12.27M +45 +0%
2004 12.27M +148,560 +1.23%
2003 12.12M −190 −0%
2002 12.12M +0 +0%
2001 12.12M +0 +0%
2000 12.12M +0 +0%
1999 12.12M +0 +0%
1998 12.12M +0 +0%
1997 12.12M +0 +0%
1996 12.12M +0 +0%
1995 12.12M +0 +0%
1994 12.12M +0 +0%
1993 12.12M +1.1M +9.99%
1992 11.02M +0 +0%
1991 11.02M +0 +0%
1990 11.02M +0 +0%
1989 11.02M +0 +0%
1988 11.02M +0 +0%
1987 11.02M +0 +0%
1986 11.02M +0 +0%
1985 11.02M +0 +0%
1984 11.02M +0 +0%
1983 11.02M +0 +0%
1982 11.02M +0 +0%
1981 11.02M +0 +0%
1980 11.02M +0 +0%
1979 11.02M +0 +0%
1978 11.02M +0 +0%
1977 11.02M +0 +0%
1976 11.02M +0 +0%
1975 11.02M −400 −0%
1974 11.02M −400 −0%
1973 11.02M +0 +0%
1972 11.02M +0 +0%
1971 11.02M +0 +0%
1970 11.02M +0 +0%
1969 11.02M +0 +0%
1968 11.02M +0 +0%
1967 11.02M +0 +0%
1966 11.02M +0 +0%
1965 11.02M +0 +0%
1964 11.02M +0 +0%
1963 11.02M +0 +0%
1962 11.02M +0 +0%
1961 11.02M — —

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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