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Land area — Upper-middle-income countries

Land area in upper-middle-income countries in 2023 — 40,850,941 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 10.3%.

2023 40.85M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 40.85M km²2021
Period minimum 37.05M km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Upper-middle-income countries, 1961–202337M38M39M40M41M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 37,048,338 km²1963: 37,048,338 km²1965: 37,048,338 km²1967: 37,048,338 km²1969: 37,048,338 km²1971: 37,048,338 km²1973: 37,048,338 km²1975: 37,048,338 km²1977: 37,048,338 km²1979: 37,048,338 km²1981: 37,048,338 km²1983: 37,048,338 km²1985: 37,048,338 km²1987: 37,048,338 km²1989: 37,048,338 km²1991: 37,048,978 km²1993: 40,712,257 km²1995: 40,712,203 km²1997: 40,712,170 km²1999: 40,683,138 km²2001: 40,748,959 km²2003: 40,746,117 km²2005: 40,746,061 km²2007: 40,846,777 km²2009: 40,843,658 km²2011: 40,844,056 km²2013: 40,841,250 km²2015: 40,841,205 km²2017: 40,840,923 km²2019: 40,840,777 km²2021: 40,852,155 km²2023: 40,850,941 km²
Change over the period: +3.8M (+10.26%) Average annual rate: 0.16 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Upper-middle-income countries

Upper-middle-income countries 40.85M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — Upper-middle-income countries, by year Upper-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 40.85M +42 +0%
2022 40.85M −1,257 −0%
2021 40.85M +15,016 +0.04%
2020 40.84M −3,637 −0.01%
2019 40.84M −125 −0%
2018 40.84M −21 −0%
2017 40.84M −238 −0%
2016 40.84M −44 −0%
2015 40.84M +86 +0%
2014 40.84M −131 −0%
2013 40.84M −2,591 −0.01%
2012 40.84M −215 −0%
2011 40.84M +400 +0%
2010 40.84M −2 −0%
2009 40.84M −3,119 −0.01%
2008 40.85M −1 −0%
2007 40.85M −222 −0%
2006 40.85M +100,938 +0.25%
2005 40.75M −75 −0%
2004 40.75M +19 +0%
2003 40.75M +1 +0%
2002 40.75M −2,842 −0.01%
2001 40.75M −11 −0%
2000 40.75M +65,832 +0.16%
1999 40.68M −391 −0%
1998 40.68M −28,641 −0.07%
1997 40.71M −9 −0%
1996 40.71M −24 −0%
1995 40.71M −30 −0%
1994 40.71M −24 −0%
1993 40.71M +44 +0%
1992 40.71M +3.66M +9.89%
1991 37.05M +640 +0%
1990 37.05M +0 +0%
1989 37.05M +0 +0%
1988 37.05M +0 +0%
1987 37.05M +0 +0%
1986 37.05M +0 +0%
1985 37.05M +0 +0%
1984 37.05M +0 +0%
1983 37.05M +0 +0%
1982 37.05M +0 +0%
1981 37.05M +0 +0%
1980 37.05M +0 +0%
1979 37.05M +0 +0%
1978 37.05M +0 +0%
1977 37.05M +0 +0%
1976 37.05M +0 +0%
1975 37.05M +0 +0%
1974 37.05M +0 +0%
1973 37.05M +0 +0%
1972 37.05M +0 +0%
1971 37.05M +0 +0%
1970 37.05M +0 +0%
1969 37.05M +0 +0%
1968 37.05M +0 +0%
1967 37.05M +0 +0%
1966 37.05M +0 +0%
1965 37.05M +0 +0%
1964 37.05M +0 +0%
1963 37.05M +0 +0%
1962 37.05M +0 +0%
1961 37.05M — —

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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