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Land area — OPEC

Land area in OPEC in 2023 — 10,229,260 km². Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.1%.

2023 10.23M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 10.24M km²1961
Period minimum 10.23M km²2017

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — OPEC, 1961–202310.23M10.23M10.23M10.24M10.24M10.24M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 10,238,760 km²1963: 10,238,760 km²1965: 10,238,760 km²1967: 10,238,760 km²1969: 10,238,760 km²1971: 10,238,760 km²1973: 10,238,760 km²1975: 10,238,760 km²1977: 10,238,760 km²1979: 10,238,760 km²1981: 10,238,760 km²1983: 10,238,760 km²1985: 10,238,760 km²1987: 10,238,760 km²1989: 10,238,760 km²1991: 10,238,760 km²1993: 10,238,760 km²1995: 10,238,760 km²1997: 10,238,760 km²1999: 10,238,760 km²2001: 10,238,760 km²2003: 10,238,760 km²2005: 10,238,760 km²2007: 10,238,760 km²2009: 10,235,710 km²2011: 10,235,710 km²2013: 10,235,518 km²2015: 10,235,519 km²2017: 10,229,259 km²2019: 10,229,260 km²2021: 10,229,260 km²2023: 10,229,260 km²
Change over the period: −9,500 (−0.09%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

OPEC 10.23M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 10.23M +0 +0%
2022 10.23M +0 +0%
2021 10.23M +0 +0%
2020 10.23M +0 +0%
2019 10.23M +1 +0%
2018 10.23M +0 +0%
2017 10.23M −6,260 −0.06%
2016 10.24M +0 +0%
2015 10.24M +1 +0%
2014 10.24M +0 +0%
2013 10.24M −192 −0%
2012 10.24M +0 +0%
2011 10.24M +0 +0%
2010 10.24M +0 +0%
2009 10.24M −3,050 −0.03%
2008 10.24M +0 +0%
2007 10.24M +0 +0%
2006 10.24M +0 +0%
2005 10.24M +0 +0%
2004 10.24M +0 +0%
2003 10.24M +0 +0%
2002 10.24M +0 +0%
2001 10.24M +0 +0%
2000 10.24M +0 +0%
1999 10.24M +0 +0%
1998 10.24M +0 +0%
1997 10.24M +0 +0%
1996 10.24M +0 +0%
1995 10.24M +0 +0%
1994 10.24M +0 +0%
1993 10.24M +0 +0%
1992 10.24M +0 +0%
1991 10.24M +0 +0%
1990 10.24M +0 +0%
1989 10.24M +0 +0%
1988 10.24M +0 +0%
1987 10.24M +0 +0%
1986 10.24M +0 +0%
1985 10.24M +0 +0%
1984 10.24M +0 +0%
1983 10.24M +0 +0%
1982 10.24M +0 +0%
1981 10.24M +0 +0%
1980 10.24M +0 +0%
1979 10.24M +0 +0%
1978 10.24M +0 +0%
1977 10.24M +0 +0%
1976 10.24M +0 +0%
1975 10.24M +0 +0%
1974 10.24M +0 +0%
1973 10.24M +0 +0%
1972 10.24M +0 +0%
1971 10.24M +0 +0%
1970 10.24M +0 +0%
1969 10.24M +0 +0%
1968 10.24M +0 +0%
1967 10.24M +0 +0%
1966 10.24M +0 +0%
1965 10.24M +0 +0%
1964 10.24M +0 +0%
1963 10.24M +0 +0%
1962 10.24M +0 +0%
1961 10.24M — —

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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