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Land area — Lower-middle-income countries

Land area in lower-middle-income countries in 2023 — 21,644,668 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 6.6%.

2023 21.64M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 21.64M km²2023
Period minimum 20.3M km²1976

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Lower-middle-income countries, 1961–202320M20.5M21M21.5M22M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 20,298,753 km²1963: 20,298,753 km²1965: 20,298,753 km²1967: 20,298,753 km²1969: 20,298,753 km²1971: 20,298,753 km²1973: 20,298,683 km²1975: 20,298,623 km²1977: 20,298,493 km²1979: 20,298,493 km²1981: 20,298,493 km²1983: 20,298,493 km²1985: 20,298,493 km²1987: 20,298,493 km²1989: 20,298,493 km²1991: 20,299,193 km²1993: 21,635,703 km²1995: 21,628,780 km²1997: 21,628,780 km²1999: 21,628,780 km²2001: 21,625,241 km²2003: 21,631,424 km²2005: 21,632,098 km²2007: 21,635,079 km²2009: 21,635,560 km²2011: 21,635,723 km²2013: 21,635,217 km²2015: 21,640,345 km²2017: 21,637,663 km²2019: 21,641,595 km²2021: 21,643,868 km²2023: 21,644,668 km²
Change over the period: +1.35M (+6.63%) Average annual rate: 0.1 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Lower-middle-income countries 21.64M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 21.64M +708 +0%
2022 21.64M +92 +0%
2021 21.64M +11 +0%
2020 21.64M +2,262 +0.01%
2019 21.64M +1,935 +0.01%
2018 21.64M +1,998 +0.01%
2017 21.64M −4,361 −0.02%
2016 21.64M +1,678 +0.01%
2015 21.64M +5,969 +0.03%
2014 21.63M −840 −0%
2013 21.64M −530 −0%
2012 21.64M +24 +0%
2011 21.64M −103 −0%
2010 21.64M +266 +0%
2009 21.64M +478 +0%
2008 21.64M +3 +0%
2007 21.64M −83 −0%
2006 21.64M +3,064 +0.01%
2005 21.63M +2,743 +0.01%
2004 21.63M −2,069 −0.01%
2003 21.63M +6,733 +0.03%
2002 21.62M −550 −0%
2001 21.63M −24 −0%
2000 21.63M −3,515 −0.02%
1999 21.63M +0 +0%
1998 21.63M +0 +0%
1997 21.63M +0 +0%
1996 21.63M +0 +0%
1995 21.63M +0 +0%
1994 21.63M −6,923 −0.03%
1993 21.64M +0 +0%
1992 21.64M +1.34M +6.58%
1991 20.3M +700 +0%
1990 20.3M +0 +0%
1989 20.3M +0 +0%
1988 20.3M +0 +0%
1987 20.3M +0 +0%
1986 20.3M +0 +0%
1985 20.3M +0 +0%
1984 20.3M +0 +0%
1983 20.3M +0 +0%
1982 20.3M +0 +0%
1981 20.3M +0 +0%
1980 20.3M +0 +0%
1979 20.3M +0 +0%
1978 20.3M +0 +0%
1977 20.3M +0 +0%
1976 20.3M −130 −0%
1975 20.3M −20 −0%
1974 20.3M −40 −0%
1973 20.3M −70 −0%
1972 20.3M +0 +0%
1971 20.3M +0 +0%
1970 20.3M +0 +0%
1969 20.3M +0 +0%
1968 20.3M +0 +0%
1967 20.3M +0 +0%
1966 20.3M +0 +0%
1965 20.3M +0 +0%
1964 20.3M +0 +0%
1963 20.3M +0 +0%
1962 20.3M +0 +0%
1961 20.3M — —

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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