Land area — all countries

Land area — Middle East & North Africa

Land area in Middle East & North Africa in 2023 — 12,640,239 km². Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.1%.

2023 12.64M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 12.65M km²1961
Period minimum 12.64M km²2018

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Middle East & North Africa, 1961–202312.64M12.64M12.65M12.65M12.65M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 12,649,380 km²1963: 12,649,380 km²1965: 12,649,380 km²1967: 12,649,380 km²1969: 12,649,380 km²1971: 12,649,380 km²1973: 12,649,340 km²1975: 12,649,340 km²1977: 12,649,340 km²1979: 12,649,340 km²1981: 12,649,340 km²1983: 12,649,340 km²1985: 12,649,340 km²1987: 12,649,340 km²1989: 12,649,340 km²1991: 12,649,340 km²1993: 12,649,360 km²1995: 12,649,360 km²1997: 12,649,360 km²1999: 12,649,360 km²2001: 12,649,360 km²2003: 12,649,180 km²2005: 12,649,180 km²2007: 12,649,260 km²2009: 12,646,760 km²2011: 12,646,757 km²2013: 12,646,568 km²2015: 12,646,457 km²2017: 12,640,199 km²2019: 12,640,214 km²2021: 12,640,229 km²2023: 12,640,239 km²
Change over the period: −9,141 (−0.07%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 12.64M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 12.64M +10 +0%
2022 12.64M +0 +0%
2021 12.64M +10 +0%
2020 12.64M +5 +0%
2019 12.64M +17 +0%
2018 12.64M −2 −0%
2017 12.64M −6,259 −0.05%
2016 12.65M +1 +0%
2015 12.65M +8 +0%
2014 12.65M −119 −0%
2013 12.65M −192 −0%
2012 12.65M +3 +0%
2011 12.65M +5 +0%
2010 12.65M −8 −0%
2009 12.65M −2,510 −0.02%
2008 12.65M +10 +0%
2007 12.65M +20 +0%
2006 12.65M +60 +0%
2005 12.65M +10 +0%
2004 12.65M −10 −0%
2003 12.65M −180 −0%
2002 12.65M +0 +0%
2001 12.65M +0 +0%
2000 12.65M +0 +0%
1999 12.65M +0 +0%
1998 12.65M +0 +0%
1997 12.65M +0 +0%
1996 12.65M +0 +0%
1995 12.65M +0 +0%
1994 12.65M +0 +0%
1993 12.65M +0 +0%
1992 12.65M +20 +0%
1991 12.65M +0 +0%
1990 12.65M +0 +0%
1989 12.65M +0 +0%
1988 12.65M +0 +0%
1987 12.65M +0 +0%
1986 12.65M +0 +0%
1985 12.65M +0 +0%
1984 12.65M +0 +0%
1983 12.65M +0 +0%
1982 12.65M +0 +0%
1981 12.65M +0 +0%
1980 12.65M +0 +0%
1979 12.65M +0 +0%
1978 12.65M +0 +0%
1977 12.65M +0 +0%
1976 12.65M +0 +0%
1975 12.65M +0 +0%
1974 12.65M +0 +0%
1973 12.65M −40 −0%
1972 12.65M +0 +0%
1971 12.65M +0 +0%
1970 12.65M +0 +0%
1969 12.65M +0 +0%
1968 12.65M +0 +0%
1967 12.65M +0 +0%
1966 12.65M +0 +0%
1965 12.65M +0 +0%
1964 12.65M +0 +0%
1963 12.65M +0 +0%
1962 12.65M +0 +0%
1961 12.65M

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.