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Land area — Eastern Europe

Land area in Eastern Europe in 2023 — 18,053,600 km². Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 0.6%.

2023 18.05M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 18.07M km²1999
Period minimum 17.94M km²1992

Trend over time

1992–2023 · km²

Land area — Eastern Europe, 1992–202317.9M17.95M18M18.05M18.1M1992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 17,941,348 km²1993: 18,062,982 km²1994: 18,058,158 km²1995: 18,055,168 km²1996: 18,054,764 km²1997: 18,055,395 km²1998: 18,058,069 km²1999: 18,065,285 km²2000: 18,058,038 km²2001: 18,057,134 km²2002: 18,055,939 km²2003: 18,055,976 km²2004: 18,056,335 km²2005: 18,056,413 km²2006: 18,052,784 km²2007: 18,052,641 km²2008: 18,051,742 km²2009: 18,052,738 km²2010: 18,052,683 km²2011: 18,052,758 km²2012: 18,052,597 km²2013: 18,052,616 km²2014: 18,053,403 km²2015: 18,053,400 km²2016: 18,053,408 km²2017: 18,053,428 km²2018: 18,053,495 km²2019: 18,053,416 km²2020: 18,053,443 km²2021: 18,053,377 km²2022: 18,053,382 km²2023: 18,053,600 km²
Change over the period: +112,252 (+0.63%) Average annual rate: 0.02 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Europe 18.05M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 18.05M +219 +0%
2022 18.05M +5 +0%
2021 18.05M −66 −0%
2020 18.05M +27 +0%
2019 18.05M −79 −0%
2018 18.05M +67 +0%
2017 18.05M +20 +0%
2016 18.05M +8 +0%
2015 18.05M −3 −0%
2014 18.05M +787 +0%
2013 18.05M +19 +0%
2012 18.05M −161 −0%
2011 18.05M +75 +0%
2010 18.05M −55 −0%
2009 18.05M +996 +0.01%
2008 18.05M −899 −0%
2007 18.05M −143 −0%
2006 18.05M −3,629 −0.02%
2005 18.06M +78 +0%
2004 18.06M +359 +0%
2003 18.06M +37 +0%
2002 18.06M −1,195 −0.01%
2001 18.06M −904 −0.01%
2000 18.06M −7,247 −0.04%
1999 18.07M +7,216 +0.04%
1998 18.06M +2,674 +0.01%
1997 18.06M +631 +0%
1996 18.05M −404 −0%
1995 18.06M −2,990 −0.02%
1994 18.06M −4,824 −0.03%
1993 18.06M +121,634 +0.68%
1992 17.94M — —

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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