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Land area — NATO

Land area in NATO in 2023 — 23,306,193 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 1.1%.

2023 23.31M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 23.49M km²2006
Period minimum 23.05M km²1989

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — NATO, 1961–202323M23.2M23.4M23.6M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 23,054,364 km²1963: 23,054,354 km²1965: 23,054,344 km²1967: 23,054,324 km²1969: 23,054,314 km²1971: 23,054,294 km²1973: 23,054,294 km²1975: 23,054,144 km²1977: 23,054,044 km²1979: 23,054,004 km²1981: 23,053,904 km²1983: 23,053,854 km²1985: 23,053,864 km²1987: 23,053,864 km²1989: 23,052,864 km²1991: 23,052,974 km²1993: 23,447,101 km²1995: 23,447,111 km²1997: 23,447,111 km²1999: 23,447,041 km²2001: 23,483,448 km²2003: 23,482,440 km²2005: 23,482,200 km²2007: 23,494,740 km²2009: 23,480,601 km²2011: 23,481,798 km²2013: 23,483,217 km²2015: 23,483,409 km²2017: 23,483,012 km²2019: 23,483,638 km²2021: 23,306,065 km²2023: 23,306,193 km²
Change over the period: +251,830 (+1.09%) Average annual rate: 0.02 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: NATO

NATO 23.31M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 23.31M +226 +0%
2022 23.31M −98 −0%
2021 23.31M −176,772 −0.75%
2020 23.48M −800 −0%
2019 23.48M −133 −0%
2018 23.48M +758 +0%
2017 23.48M −744 −0%
2016 23.48M +347 +0%
2015 23.48M −541 −0%
2014 23.48M +732 +0%
2013 23.48M +1,269 +0.01%
2012 23.48M +150 +0%
2011 23.48M −94 −0%
2010 23.48M +1,291 +0.01%
2009 23.48M +920 +0%
2008 23.48M −15,059 −0.06%
2007 23.49M −250 −0%
2006 23.49M +12,790 +0.05%
2005 23.48M −280 −0%
2004 23.48M +40 +0%
2003 23.48M +182 +0%
2002 23.48M −1,190 −0.01%
2001 23.48M −530 −0%
2000 23.48M +36,937 +0.16%
1999 23.45M −30 −0%
1998 23.45M −40 −0%
1997 23.45M −90 −0%
1996 23.45M +90 +0%
1995 23.45M −30 −0%
1994 23.45M +40 +0%
1993 23.45M +125,350 +0.54%
1992 23.32M +268,777 +1.17%
1991 23.05M +110 +0%
1990 23.05M +0 +0%
1989 23.05M −990 −0%
1988 23.05M −10 −0%
1987 23.05M +0 +0%
1986 23.05M +0 +0%
1985 23.05M +0 +0%
1984 23.05M +10 +0%
1983 23.05M −40 −0%
1982 23.05M −10 −0%
1981 23.05M −20 −0%
1980 23.05M −80 −0%
1979 23.05M −40 −0%
1978 23.05M +0 +0%
1977 23.05M −20 −0%
1976 23.05M −80 −0%
1975 23.05M −120 −0%
1974 23.05M −30 −0%
1973 23.05M +0 +0%
1972 23.05M +0 +0%
1971 23.05M −10 −0%
1970 23.05M −10 −0%
1969 23.05M +0 +0%
1968 23.05M −10 −0%
1967 23.05M −10 −0%
1966 23.05M −10 −0%
1965 23.05M −10 −0%
1964 23.05M +0 +0%
1963 23.05M +10 +0%
1962 23.05M −20 −0%
1961 23.05M — —

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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