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Land area — Western Europe

Land area in Western Europe in 2023 — 1,077,308 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 3.2%.

2023 1.08M km² +0.01% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 1.08M km²2023
Period minimum 1.04M km²1999

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Western Europe, 1961–20231.04M1.05M1.06M1.07M1.08M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,044,048 km²1963: 1,044,048 km²1965: 1,044,048 km²1967: 1,044,048 km²1969: 1,044,048 km²1971: 1,044,048 km²1973: 1,044,048 km²1975: 1,044,048 km²1977: 1,044,048 km²1979: 1,044,049 km²1981: 1,044,049 km²1983: 1,044,049 km²1985: 1,044,049 km²1987: 1,044,049 km²1989: 1,044,049 km²1991: 1,044,049 km²1993: 1,044,040 km²1995: 1,044,020 km²1997: 1,043,967 km²1999: 1,043,895 km²2001: 1,076,720 km²2003: 1,076,627 km²2005: 1,076,575 km²2007: 1,076,482 km²2009: 1,076,391 km²2011: 1,076,330 km²2013: 1,076,619 km²2015: 1,076,578 km²2017: 1,077,087 km²2019: 1,077,268 km²2021: 1,077,268 km²2023: 1,077,308 km²
Change over the period: +33,260 (+3.19%) Average annual rate: 0.05 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Western Europe 1.08M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 1.08M +70 +0.01%
2022 1.08M −30 −0%
2021 1.08M +0 +0%
2020 1.08M +0 +0%
2019 1.08M +11 +0%
2018 1.08M +170 +0.02%
2017 1.08M +10 +0%
2016 1.08M +499 +0.05%
2015 1.08M −61 −0.01%
2014 1.08M +19 +0%
2013 1.08M +309 +0.03%
2012 1.08M −21 −0%
2011 1.08M −21 −0%
2010 1.08M −41 −0%
2009 1.08M −51 −0%
2008 1.08M −41 −0%
2007 1.08M −51 −0%
2006 1.08M −41 −0%
2005 1.08M −11 −0%
2004 1.08M −41 −0%
2003 1.08M −51 −0%
2002 1.08M −41 −0%
2001 1.08M −51 −0%
2000 1.08M +32,876 +3.15%
1999 1.04M −41 −0%
1998 1.04M −31 −0%
1997 1.04M −41 −0%
1996 1.04M −11 −0%
1995 1.04M −10 −0%
1994 1.04M −10 −0%
1993 1.04M −10 −0%
1992 1.04M +0 +0%
1991 1.04M +0 +0%
1990 1.04M +0 +0%
1989 1.04M +0 +0%
1988 1.04M +0 +0%
1987 1.04M +0 +0%
1986 1.04M +0 +0%
1985 1.04M +0 +0%
1984 1.04M +0 +0%
1983 1.04M +0 +0%
1982 1.04M +0 +0%
1981 1.04M +0 +0%
1980 1.04M +0 +0%
1979 1.04M +1 +0%
1978 1.04M +0 +0%
1977 1.04M +0 +0%
1976 1.04M +0 +0%
1975 1.04M +0 +0%
1974 1.04M +0 +0%
1973 1.04M +0 +0%
1972 1.04M +0 +0%
1971 1.04M +0 +0%
1970 1.04M +0 +0%
1969 1.04M +0 +0%
1968 1.04M +0 +0%
1967 1.04M +0 +0%
1966 1.04M +0 +0%
1965 1.04M +0 +0%
1964 1.04M +0 +0%
1963 1.04M +0 +0%
1962 1.04M +0 +0%
1961 1.04M — —

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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