Land area — all countries

Land area — Western Asia

Land area in Western Asia in 2023 — 4,791,948 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 3.8%.

2023 4.79M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 4.8M km²1992
Period minimum 4.61M km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Western Asia, 1961–20234.6M4.65M4.7M4.75M4.8M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 4,614,450 km²1963: 4,614,450 km²1965: 4,614,450 km²1967: 4,614,450 km²1969: 4,614,450 km²1971: 4,614,450 km²1973: 4,614,450 km²1975: 4,614,450 km²1977: 4,614,450 km²1979: 4,614,450 km²1981: 4,614,450 km²1983: 4,614,450 km²1985: 4,614,450 km²1987: 4,614,450 km²1989: 4,614,450 km²1991: 4,614,450 km²1993: 4,795,647 km²1995: 4,795,647 km²1997: 4,795,647 km²1999: 4,795,135 km²2001: 4,795,034 km²2003: 4,794,902 km²2005: 4,794,910 km²2007: 4,794,959 km²2009: 4,792,452 km²2011: 4,792,485 km²2013: 4,792,297 km²2015: 4,792,189 km²2017: 4,792,190 km²2019: 4,792,198 km²2021: 4,791,936 km²2023: 4,791,948 km²
Change over the period: +177,498 (+3.85%) Average annual rate: 0.06 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Western Asia 4.79M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 4.79M +11 +0%
2022 4.79M +1 +0%
2021 4.79M +14 +0%
2020 4.79M −276 −0.01%
2019 4.79M +18 +0%
2018 4.79M −10 −0%
2017 4.79M −7 −0%
2016 4.79M +8 +0%
2015 4.79M +7 +0%
2014 4.79M −115 −0%
2013 4.79M −191 −0%
2012 4.79M +3 +0%
2011 4.79M +7 +0%
2010 4.79M +26 +0%
2009 4.79M −2,515 −0.05%
2008 4.79M +8 +0%
2007 4.79M +12 +0%
2006 4.79M +37 +0%
2005 4.79M −2 −0%
2004 4.79M +10 +0%
2003 4.79M −146 −0%
2002 4.8M +14 +0%
2001 4.8M −1 −0%
2000 4.8M −100 −0%
1999 4.8M −387 −0.01%
1998 4.8M −125 −0%
1997 4.8M +0 +0%
1996 4.8M +0 +0%
1995 4.8M +0 +0%
1994 4.8M +0 +0%
1993 4.8M +0 +0%
1992 4.8M +181,197 +3.93%
1991 4.61M +0 +0%
1990 4.61M +0 +0%
1989 4.61M +0 +0%
1988 4.61M +0 +0%
1987 4.61M +0 +0%
1986 4.61M +0 +0%
1985 4.61M +0 +0%
1984 4.61M +0 +0%
1983 4.61M +0 +0%
1982 4.61M +0 +0%
1981 4.61M +0 +0%
1980 4.61M +0 +0%
1979 4.61M +0 +0%
1978 4.61M +0 +0%
1977 4.61M +0 +0%
1976 4.61M +0 +0%
1975 4.61M +0 +0%
1974 4.61M +0 +0%
1973 4.61M +0 +0%
1972 4.61M +0 +0%
1971 4.61M +0 +0%
1970 4.61M +0 +0%
1969 4.61M +0 +0%
1968 4.61M +0 +0%
1967 4.61M +0 +0%
1966 4.61M +0 +0%
1965 4.61M +0 +0%
1964 4.61M +0 +0%
1963 4.61M +0 +0%
1962 4.61M +0 +0%
1961 4.61M

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.