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Land area — Northern Africa

Land area in Northern Africa in 2023 — 7,606,390 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 32.6%.

2023 7.61M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 7.61M km²2015
Period minimum 5.74M km²1973

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Northern Africa, 1961–20235.5M6M6.5M7M7.5M8M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 5,738,430 km²1963: 5,738,430 km²1965: 5,738,430 km²1967: 5,738,430 km²1969: 5,738,430 km²1971: 5,738,430 km²1973: 5,738,390 km²1975: 5,738,390 km²1977: 5,738,390 km²1979: 5,738,390 km²1981: 5,738,390 km²1983: 5,738,390 km²1985: 5,738,390 km²1987: 5,738,390 km²1989: 5,738,390 km²1991: 5,738,390 km²1993: 5,738,390 km²1995: 5,738,390 km²1997: 5,738,390 km²1999: 5,738,390 km²2001: 5,738,390 km²2003: 5,738,390 km²2005: 5,738,390 km²2007: 5,738,390 km²2009: 5,738,390 km²2011: 5,738,390 km²2013: 7,606,390 km²2015: 7,606,391 km²2017: 7,606,391 km²2019: 7,606,390 km²2021: 7,606,390 km²2023: 7,606,390 km²
Change over the period: +1.87M (+32.55%) Average annual rate: 0.46 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Northern Africa 7.61M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 7.61M +0 +0%
2022 7.61M +0 +0%
2021 7.61M +0 +0%
2020 7.61M +0 +0%
2019 7.61M −1 −0%
2018 7.61M +0 +0%
2017 7.61M +0 +0%
2016 7.61M +0 +0%
2015 7.61M +1 +0%
2014 7.61M +0 +0%
2013 7.61M +0 +0%
2012 7.61M +1.87M +32.55%
2011 5.74M +0 +0%
2010 5.74M +0 +0%
2009 5.74M +0 +0%
2008 5.74M +0 +0%
2007 5.74M +0 +0%
2006 5.74M +0 +0%
2005 5.74M +0 +0%
2004 5.74M +0 +0%
2003 5.74M +0 +0%
2002 5.74M +0 +0%
2001 5.74M +0 +0%
2000 5.74M +0 +0%
1999 5.74M +0 +0%
1998 5.74M +0 +0%
1997 5.74M +0 +0%
1996 5.74M +0 +0%
1995 5.74M +0 +0%
1994 5.74M +0 +0%
1993 5.74M +0 +0%
1992 5.74M +0 +0%
1991 5.74M +0 +0%
1990 5.74M +0 +0%
1989 5.74M +0 +0%
1988 5.74M +0 +0%
1987 5.74M +0 +0%
1986 5.74M +0 +0%
1985 5.74M +0 +0%
1984 5.74M +0 +0%
1983 5.74M +0 +0%
1982 5.74M +0 +0%
1981 5.74M +0 +0%
1980 5.74M +0 +0%
1979 5.74M +0 +0%
1978 5.74M +0 +0%
1977 5.74M +0 +0%
1976 5.74M +0 +0%
1975 5.74M +0 +0%
1974 5.74M +0 +0%
1973 5.74M −40 −0%
1972 5.74M +0 +0%
1971 5.74M +0 +0%
1970 5.74M +0 +0%
1969 5.74M +0 +0%
1968 5.74M +0 +0%
1967 5.74M +0 +0%
1966 5.74M +0 +0%
1965 5.74M +0 +0%
1964 5.74M +0 +0%
1963 5.74M +0 +0%
1962 5.74M +0 +0%
1961 5.74M — —

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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