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Land area — United States

Land area in the United States in 2023 — 9,147,420 km². Ranked 3 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.1%.

2023 9.15M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 3of 215
Period maximum 9.16M km²2000
Period minimum 9.15M km²2008

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — United States, 1961–20239.15M9.15M9.16M9.16M9.17M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 9,158,960 km²1963: 9,158,960 km²1965: 9,158,960 km²1967: 9,158,960 km²1969: 9,158,960 km²1971: 9,158,960 km²1973: 9,158,960 km²1975: 9,158,960 km²1977: 9,158,960 km²1979: 9,158,960 km²1981: 9,158,960 km²1983: 9,158,960 km²1985: 9,158,960 km²1987: 9,158,960 km²1989: 9,158,960 km²1991: 9,158,960 km²1993: 9,158,960 km²1995: 9,158,960 km²1997: 9,158,960 km²1999: 9,158,960 km²2001: 9,161,920 km²2003: 9,161,920 km²2005: 9,161,920 km²2007: 9,161,920 km²2009: 9,147,420 km²2011: 9,147,420 km²2013: 9,147,420 km²2015: 9,147,420 km²2017: 9,147,420 km²2019: 9,147,420 km²2021: 9,147,420 km²2023: 9,147,420 km²
Change over the period: −11,540 (−0.13%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States

United States 9.15M km²
World 130M km²
North America 17.94M km²
Northern America computed 17.94M km²
High-income countries computed 51.61M km²
Land area — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 9.15M +0 +0%
2022 9.15M +0 +0%
2021 9.15M +0 +0%
2020 9.15M +0 +0%
2019 9.15M +0 +0%
2018 9.15M +0 +0%
2017 9.15M +0 +0%
2016 9.15M +0 +0%
2015 9.15M +0 +0%
2014 9.15M +0 +0%
2013 9.15M +0 +0%
2012 9.15M +0 +0%
2011 9.15M +0 +0%
2010 9.15M +0 +0%
2009 9.15M +0 +0%
2008 9.15M −14,500 −0.16%
2007 9.16M +0 +0%
2006 9.16M +0 +0%
2005 9.16M +0 +0%
2004 9.16M +0 +0%
2003 9.16M +0 +0%
2002 9.16M +0 +0%
2001 9.16M +0 +0%
2000 9.16M +2,960 +0.03%
1999 9.16M +0 +0%
1998 9.16M +0 +0%
1997 9.16M +0 +0%
1996 9.16M +0 +0%
1995 9.16M +0 +0%
1994 9.16M +0 +0%
1993 9.16M +0 +0%
1992 9.16M +0 +0%
1991 9.16M +0 +0%
1990 9.16M +0 +0%
1989 9.16M +0 +0%
1988 9.16M +0 +0%
1987 9.16M +0 +0%
1986 9.16M +0 +0%
1985 9.16M +0 +0%
1984 9.16M +0 +0%
1983 9.16M +0 +0%
1982 9.16M +0 +0%
1981 9.16M +0 +0%
1980 9.16M +0 +0%
1979 9.16M +0 +0%
1978 9.16M +0 +0%
1977 9.16M +0 +0%
1976 9.16M +0 +0%
1975 9.16M +0 +0%
1974 9.16M +0 +0%
1973 9.16M +0 +0%
1972 9.16M +0 +0%
1971 9.16M +0 +0%
1970 9.16M +0 +0%
1969 9.16M +0 +0%
1968 9.16M +0 +0%
1967 9.16M +0 +0%
1966 9.16M +0 +0%
1965 9.16M +0 +0%
1964 9.16M +0 +0%
1963 9.16M +0 +0%
1962 9.16M +0 +0%
1961 9.16M — —

Northern America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

US United States 9.15M CA Canada 8.79M BM Bermuda 54
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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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