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Land area — OECD

Land area in the OECD in 2023 — 35,322,924 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.5%.

2023 35.32M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 35.5M km²2004
Period minimum 35.15M km²1988

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — OECD, 1961–202335.1M35.2M35.3M35.4M35.5M35.6M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 35,155,384 km²1963: 35,155,374 km²1965: 35,155,364 km²1967: 35,155,344 km²1969: 35,155,334 km²1971: 35,155,314 km²1973: 35,155,214 km²1975: 35,154,964 km²1977: 35,154,764 km²1979: 35,154,724 km²1981: 35,154,624 km²1983: 35,154,374 km²1985: 35,152,785 km²1987: 35,152,785 km²1989: 35,152,775 km²1991: 35,152,775 km²1993: 35,465,562 km²1995: 35,465,542 km²1997: 35,465,330 km²1999: 35,465,258 km²2001: 35,501,831 km²2003: 35,502,448 km²2005: 35,502,356 km²2007: 35,501,833 km²2009: 35,487,723 km²2011: 35,488,939 km²2013: 35,490,733 km²2015: 35,489,043 km²2017: 35,499,035 km²2019: 35,500,295 km²2021: 35,322,727 km²2023: 35,322,924 km²
Change over the period: +167,540 (+0.48%) Average annual rate: 0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

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

OECD 35.32M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 35.32M +295 +0%
2022 35.32M −98 −0%
2021 35.32M −176,772 −0.5%
2020 35.5M −796 −0%
2019 35.5M +492 +0%
2018 35.5M +768 +0%
2017 35.5M −723 −0%
2016 35.5M +10,715 +0.03%
2015 35.49M −526 −0%
2014 35.49M −1,163 −0%
2013 35.49M +1,375 +0%
2012 35.49M +419 +0%
2011 35.49M −225 −0%
2010 35.49M +1,441 +0%
2009 35.49M +889 +0%
2008 35.49M −14,999 −0.04%
2007 35.5M +99 +0%
2006 35.5M −621 −0%
2005 35.5M −111 −0%
2004 35.5M +19 +0%
2003 35.5M +89 +0%
2002 35.5M +529 +0%
2001 35.5M −251 −0%
2000 35.5M +36,824 +0.1%
1999 35.47M −41 −0%
1998 35.47M −31 −0%
1997 35.47M −101 −0%
1996 35.47M −111 −0%
1995 35.47M −10 −0%
1994 35.47M −10 −0%
1993 35.47M +125,350 +0.35%
1992 35.34M +187,437 +0.53%
1991 35.15M +0 +0%
1990 35.15M +0 +0%
1989 35.15M +0 +0%
1988 35.15M −10 −0%
1987 35.15M −100 −0%
1986 35.15M +100 +0%
1985 35.15M −100 −0%
1984 35.15M −1,490 −0%
1983 35.15M −40 −0%
1982 35.15M −210 −0%
1981 35.15M +80 +0%
1980 35.15M −180 −0%
1979 35.15M −39 −0%
1978 35.15M +0 +0%
1977 35.15M −120 −0%
1976 35.15M −80 −0%
1975 35.15M −220 −0%
1974 35.16M −30 −0%
1973 35.16M +0 +0%
1972 35.16M −100 −0%
1971 35.16M −10 −0%
1970 35.16M −10 −0%
1969 35.16M +0 +0%
1968 35.16M −10 −0%
1967 35.16M −10 −0%
1966 35.16M −10 −0%
1965 35.16M −10 −0%
1964 35.16M +0 +0%
1963 35.16M +10 +0%
1962 35.16M −20 −0%
1961 35.16M — —

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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