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Land area — North America

Land area in North America in 2023 — 17,936,174 km². Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 1%.

2023 17.94M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 18.13M km²2000
Period minimum 17.94M km²2021

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — North America, 1961–202317.9M17.95M18M18.05M18.1M18.15M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 18,124,604 km²1963: 18,124,604 km²1965: 18,124,604 km²1967: 18,124,604 km²1969: 18,124,604 km²1971: 18,124,604 km²1973: 18,124,604 km²1975: 18,124,604 km²1977: 18,124,604 km²1979: 18,124,604 km²1981: 18,124,604 km²1983: 18,124,604 km²1985: 18,124,604 km²1987: 18,124,604 km²1989: 18,124,604 km²1991: 18,124,604 km²1993: 18,124,604 km²1995: 18,124,604 km²1997: 18,124,604 km²1999: 18,124,604 km²2001: 18,127,564 km²2003: 18,127,564 km²2005: 18,127,564 km²2007: 18,127,564 km²2009: 18,113,064 km²2011: 18,113,064 km²2013: 18,113,064 km²2015: 18,113,064 km²2017: 18,113,064 km²2019: 18,113,064 km²2021: 17,936,174 km²2023: 17,936,174 km²
Change over the period: −188,430 (−1.04%) Average annual rate: -0.02 %

Comparison, 2023

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

North America 17.94M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — North America, by year North America All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 17.94M +0 +0%
2022 17.94M +0 +0%
2021 17.94M −176,890 −0.98%
2020 18.11M +0 +0%
2019 18.11M +0 +0%
2018 18.11M +0 +0%
2017 18.11M +0 +0%
2016 18.11M +0 +0%
2015 18.11M +0 +0%
2014 18.11M +0 +0%
2013 18.11M +0 +0%
2012 18.11M +0 +0%
2011 18.11M +0 +0%
2010 18.11M +0 +0%
2009 18.11M +0 +0%
2008 18.11M −14,500 −0.08%
2007 18.13M +0 +0%
2006 18.13M +0 +0%
2005 18.13M +0 +0%
2004 18.13M +0 +0%
2003 18.13M +0 +0%
2002 18.13M +0 +0%
2001 18.13M +0 +0%
2000 18.13M +2,960 +0.02%
1999 18.12M +0 +0%
1998 18.12M +0 +0%
1997 18.12M +0 +0%
1996 18.12M +0 +0%
1995 18.12M +0 +0%
1994 18.12M +0 +0%
1993 18.12M +0 +0%
1992 18.12M +0 +0%
1991 18.12M +0 +0%
1990 18.12M +0 +0%
1989 18.12M +0 +0%
1988 18.12M +0 +0%
1987 18.12M +0 +0%
1986 18.12M +0 +0%
1985 18.12M +0 +0%
1984 18.12M +0 +0%
1983 18.12M +0 +0%
1982 18.12M +0 +0%
1981 18.12M +0 +0%
1980 18.12M +0 +0%
1979 18.12M +0 +0%
1978 18.12M +0 +0%
1977 18.12M +0 +0%
1976 18.12M +0 +0%
1975 18.12M +0 +0%
1974 18.12M +0 +0%
1973 18.12M +0 +0%
1972 18.12M +0 +0%
1971 18.12M +0 +0%
1970 18.12M +0 +0%
1969 18.12M +0 +0%
1968 18.12M +0 +0%
1967 18.12M +0 +0%
1966 18.12M +0 +0%
1965 18.12M +0 +0%
1964 18.12M +0 +0%
1963 18.12M +0 +0%
1962 18.12M +0 +0%
1961 18.12M — —

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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