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Land area — Caribbean

Land area in the Caribbean in 2023 — 220,016 km². Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 1.5%.

2023 220,016 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 223,290 km²1961
Period minimum 220,016 km²2019

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Caribbean, 1961–2023220,000221,000222,000223,000224,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 223,290 km²1963: 223,290 km²1965: 223,290 km²1967: 223,290 km²1969: 223,290 km²1971: 223,290 km²1973: 223,290 km²1975: 223,290 km²1977: 223,290 km²1979: 223,290 km²1981: 223,200 km²1983: 223,200 km²1985: 223,200 km²1987: 223,200 km²1989: 223,200 km²1991: 223,200 km²1993: 223,200 km²1995: 223,200 km²1997: 223,200 km²1999: 223,200 km²2001: 223,200 km²2003: 222,200 km²2005: 222,240 km²2007: 222,240 km²2009: 222,240 km²2011: 223,191 km²2013: 220,548 km²2015: 220,428 km²2017: 220,128 km²2019: 220,016 km²2021: 220,016 km²2023: 220,016 km²
Change over the period: −3,274 (−1.47%) Average annual rate: -0.02 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Caribbean 220,016 km²
World 130M km²
Land area — Caribbean, by year Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 220,016 +0 +0%
2022 220,016 +0 +0%
2021 220,016 +0 +0%
2020 220,016 +0 +0%
2019 220,016 −112 −0.05%
2018 220,128 +0 +0%
2017 220,128 −240 −0.11%
2016 220,368 −60 −0.03%
2015 220,428 +80 +0.04%
2014 220,348 −200 −0.09%
2013 220,548 −2,429 −1.09%
2012 222,977 −214 −0.1%
2011 223,191 +951 +0.43%
2010 222,240 +0 +0%
2009 222,240 +0 +0%
2008 222,240 +0 +0%
2007 222,240 +10 +0%
2006 222,230 −10 −0%
2005 222,240 +30 +0.01%
2004 222,210 +10 +0%
2003 222,200 +10 +0%
2002 222,190 −1,010 −0.45%
2001 223,200 +0 +0%
2000 223,200 +0 +0%
1999 223,200 +0 +0%
1998 223,200 +0 +0%
1997 223,200 +0 +0%
1996 223,200 +0 +0%
1995 223,200 +0 +0%
1994 223,200 +0 +0%
1993 223,200 +0 +0%
1992 223,200 +0 +0%
1991 223,200 +0 +0%
1990 223,200 +0 +0%
1989 223,200 +0 +0%
1988 223,200 +0 +0%
1987 223,200 +0 +0%
1986 223,200 +0 +0%
1985 223,200 +0 +0%
1984 223,200 +0 +0%
1983 223,200 +0 +0%
1982 223,200 +0 +0%
1981 223,200 +0 +0%
1980 223,200 −90 −0.04%
1979 223,290 +0 +0%
1978 223,290 +0 +0%
1977 223,290 +0 +0%
1976 223,290 +0 +0%
1975 223,290 +0 +0%
1974 223,290 +0 +0%
1973 223,290 +0 +0%
1972 223,290 +0 +0%
1971 223,290 +0 +0%
1970 223,290 +0 +0%
1969 223,290 +0 +0%
1968 223,290 +0 +0%
1967 223,290 +0 +0%
1966 223,290 +0 +0%
1965 223,290 +0 +0%
1964 223,290 +0 +0%
1963 223,290 +0 +0%
1962 223,290 +0 +0%
1961 223,290 — —

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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