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Surface area — High-income countries

Surface area in high-income countries in 2023 — 60,618,447 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 1.2%.

2023 60.62M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 60.62M km²2020
Period minimum 59.9M km²1980

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — High-income countries, 1961–202359.8M60M60.2M60.4M60.6M60.8M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 59,895,803 km²1963: 59,895,803 km²1965: 59,895,803 km²1967: 59,895,803 km²1969: 59,895,803 km²1971: 59,895,803 km²1973: 59,895,803 km²1975: 59,895,803 km²1977: 59,895,803 km²1979: 59,895,804 km²1981: 59,895,714 km²1983: 59,895,714 km²1985: 59,895,714 km²1987: 59,895,714 km²1989: 59,895,714 km²1991: 59,895,714 km²1993: 59,895,754 km²1995: 59,895,794 km²1997: 59,964,634 km²1999: 59,964,564 km²2001: 59,967,109 km²2003: 59,967,931 km²2005: 59,967,740 km²2007: 59,968,190 km²2009: 60,168,032 km²2011: 60,168,488 km²2013: 60,526,603 km²2015: 60,526,468 km²2017: 60,527,167 km²2019: 60,528,382 km²2021: 60,617,486 km²2023: 60,618,447 km²
Change over the period: +722,644 (+1.21%) Average annual rate: 0.02 %

Comparison, 2023

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

High-income countries 60.62M km²
World 141M km²
Surface area — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 60.62M +1,122 +0%
2022 60.62M −161 −0%
2021 60.62M −6,059 −0.01%
2020 60.62M +95,163 +0.16%
2019 60.53M +987 +0%
2018 60.53M +228 +0%
2017 60.53M −146 −0%
2016 60.53M +846 +0%
2015 60.53M +37 +0%
2014 60.53M −172 −0%
2013 60.53M +357,615 +0.59%
2012 60.17M +500 +0%
2011 60.17M +71 +0%
2010 60.17M +384 +0%
2009 60.17M +212 +0%
2008 60.17M +199,630 +0.33%
2007 59.97M +114 +0%
2006 59.97M +336 +0%
2005 59.97M +60 +0%
2004 59.97M −251 −0%
2003 59.97M +446 +0%
2002 59.97M +376 +0%
2001 59.97M +386 +0%
2000 59.97M +2,159 +0%
1999 59.96M +0 +0%
1998 59.96M −70 −0%
1997 59.96M +68,750 +0.11%
1996 59.9M +90 +0%
1995 59.9M +30 +0%
1994 59.9M +10 +0%
1993 59.9M +20 +0%
1992 59.9M +20 +0%
1991 59.9M +0 +0%
1990 59.9M +0 +0%
1989 59.9M +0 +0%
1988 59.9M +0 +0%
1987 59.9M +0 +0%
1986 59.9M +0 +0%
1985 59.9M +0 +0%
1984 59.9M +0 +0%
1983 59.9M +0 +0%
1982 59.9M +0 +0%
1981 59.9M +0 +0%
1980 59.9M −90 −0%
1979 59.9M +1 +0%
1978 59.9M +0 +0%
1977 59.9M +0 +0%
1976 59.9M +0 +0%
1975 59.9M +0 +0%
1974 59.9M +0 +0%
1973 59.9M +0 +0%
1972 59.9M +0 +0%
1971 59.9M +0 +0%
1970 59.9M +0 +0%
1969 59.9M +0 +0%
1968 59.9M +0 +0%
1967 59.9M +0 +0%
1966 59.9M +0 +0%
1965 59.9M +0 +0%
1964 59.9M +0 +0%
1963 59.9M +0 +0%
1962 59.9M +0 +0%
1961 59.9M — —

About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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