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Land area — Central Asia

Land area in Central Asia in 2023 — 3,940,870 km². Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 0.4%.

2023 3.94M km² −0% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 3.94M km²2021
Period minimum 3.93M km²1992

Trend over time

1992–2023 · km²

Land area — Central Asia, 1992–20233.93M3.93M3.94M3.94M3.95M1992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 3,926,790 km²1993: 3,926,790 km²1994: 3,926,790 km²1995: 3,926,790 km²1996: 3,926,790 km²1997: 3,926,790 km²1998: 3,926,790 km²1999: 3,926,790 km²2000: 3,937,355 km²2001: 3,937,301 km²2002: 3,937,301 km²2003: 3,937,267 km²2004: 3,937,243 km²2005: 3,937,239 km²2006: 3,937,240 km²2007: 3,937,374 km²2008: 3,937,357 km²2009: 3,937,335 km²2010: 3,937,282 km²2011: 3,937,199 km²2012: 3,937,190 km²2013: 3,937,179 km²2014: 3,936,005 km²2015: 3,940,820 km²2016: 3,940,811 km²2017: 3,940,808 km²2018: 3,940,807 km²2019: 3,940,775 km²2020: 3,940,870 km²2021: 3,940,873 km²2022: 3,940,872 km²2023: 3,940,870 km²
Change over the period: +14,080 (+0.36%) Average annual rate: 0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Central Asia 3.94M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 3.94M −2 −0%
2022 3.94M −1 −0%
2021 3.94M +3 +0%
2020 3.94M +95 +0%
2019 3.94M −32 −0%
2018 3.94M −1 −0%
2017 3.94M −3 −0%
2016 3.94M −9 −0%
2015 3.94M +4,815 +0.12%
2014 3.94M −1,174 −0.03%
2013 3.94M −11 −0%
2012 3.94M −9 −0%
2011 3.94M −83 −0%
2010 3.94M −53 −0%
2009 3.94M −22 −0%
2008 3.94M −17 −0%
2007 3.94M +134 +0%
2006 3.94M +1 +0%
2005 3.94M −4 −0%
2004 3.94M −24 −0%
2003 3.94M −34 −0%
2002 3.94M +0 +0%
2001 3.94M −54 −0%
2000 3.94M +10,565 +0.27%
1999 3.93M +0 +0%
1998 3.93M +0 +0%
1997 3.93M +0 +0%
1996 3.93M +0 +0%
1995 3.93M +0 +0%
1994 3.93M +0 +0%
1993 3.93M +0 +0%
1992 3.93M — —

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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