Contact Contacts
Land area — all countries

Land area — Southern Asia

Land area in Southern Asia in 2023 — 6,392,428 km². Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.2%.

2023 6.39M km² −0% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 6.41M km²1961
Period minimum 6.39M km²2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Southern Asia, 1961–20236.39M6.4M6.4M6.41M6.41M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 6,407,963 km²1963: 6,407,963 km²1965: 6,407,963 km²1967: 6,407,963 km²1969: 6,407,963 km²1971: 6,407,963 km²1973: 6,407,963 km²1975: 6,407,963 km²1977: 6,407,963 km²1979: 6,407,963 km²1981: 6,407,963 km²1983: 6,407,963 km²1985: 6,407,963 km²1987: 6,407,963 km²1989: 6,407,963 km²1991: 6,407,963 km²1993: 6,407,963 km²1995: 6,401,040 km²1997: 6,401,040 km²1999: 6,401,040 km²2001: 6,401,390 km²2003: 6,401,390 km²2005: 6,399,707 km²2007: 6,399,707 km²2009: 6,399,707 km²2011: 6,399,707 km²2013: 6,399,707 km²2015: 6,398,890 km²2017: 6,392,657 km²2019: 6,392,624 km²2021: 6,392,620 km²2023: 6,392,428 km²
Change over the period: −15,535 (−0.24%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Southern Asia 6.39M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 6.39M −282 −0%
2022 6.39M +90 +0%
2021 6.39M +0 +0%
2020 6.39M −4 −0%
2019 6.39M +0 +0%
2018 6.39M −33 −0%
2017 6.39M −6,260 −0.1%
2016 6.4M +27 +0%
2015 6.4M −817 −0.01%
2014 6.4M +0 +0%
2013 6.4M +0 +0%
2012 6.4M +0 +0%
2011 6.4M +0 +0%
2010 6.4M +0 +0%
2009 6.4M +0 +0%
2008 6.4M +0 +0%
2007 6.4M +0 +0%
2006 6.4M +0 +0%
2005 6.4M +0 +0%
2004 6.4M −1,683 −0.03%
2003 6.4M +0 +0%
2002 6.4M +0 +0%
2001 6.4M +0 +0%
2000 6.4M +350 +0.01%
1999 6.4M +0 +0%
1998 6.4M +0 +0%
1997 6.4M +0 +0%
1996 6.4M +0 +0%
1995 6.4M +0 +0%
1994 6.4M −6,923 −0.11%
1993 6.41M +0 +0%
1992 6.41M +0 +0%
1991 6.41M +0 +0%
1990 6.41M +0 +0%
1989 6.41M +0 +0%
1988 6.41M +0 +0%
1987 6.41M +0 +0%
1986 6.41M +0 +0%
1985 6.41M +0 +0%
1984 6.41M +0 +0%
1983 6.41M +0 +0%
1982 6.41M +0 +0%
1981 6.41M +0 +0%
1980 6.41M +0 +0%
1979 6.41M +0 +0%
1978 6.41M +0 +0%
1977 6.41M +0 +0%
1976 6.41M +0 +0%
1975 6.41M +0 +0%
1974 6.41M +0 +0%
1973 6.41M +0 +0%
1972 6.41M +0 +0%
1971 6.41M +0 +0%
1970 6.41M +0 +0%
1969 6.41M +0 +0%
1968 6.41M +0 +0%
1967 6.41M +0 +0%
1966 6.41M +0 +0%
1965 6.41M +0 +0%
1964 6.41M +0 +0%
1963 6.41M +0 +0%
1962 6.41M +0 +0%
1961 6.41M — —

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.

Other indicators for Southern Asia

Environment Surface area

The full area of a country — land together with inland water bodies.

Southern Asia by year Environment Forest cover

What share of a country's territory is covered by forest.

Southern Asia by year Agriculture Agricultural land

How much land is taken up by arable land, permanent crops and pasture.

Southern Asia by year Demography Population density

How many people there are per square kilometer of a country's territory.

Southern Asia by year
All indicators for Southern Asia