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Surface area — United Kingdom

Surface area in the United Kingdom in 2023 — 243,610 km². Ranked 79 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 243,610 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 79of 215
Period maximum 243,610 km²1961
Period minimum 243,610 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — United Kingdom, 1961–2023200,000220,000240,000260,000280,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 243,610 km²1963: 243,610 km²1965: 243,610 km²1967: 243,610 km²1969: 243,610 km²1971: 243,610 km²1973: 243,610 km²1975: 243,610 km²1977: 243,610 km²1979: 243,610 km²1981: 243,610 km²1983: 243,610 km²1985: 243,610 km²1987: 243,610 km²1989: 243,610 km²1991: 243,610 km²1993: 243,610 km²1995: 243,610 km²1997: 243,610 km²1999: 243,610 km²2001: 243,610 km²2003: 243,610 km²2005: 243,610 km²2007: 243,610 km²2009: 243,610 km²2011: 243,610 km²2013: 243,610 km²2015: 243,610 km²2017: 243,610 km²2019: 243,610 km²2021: 243,610 km²2023: 243,610 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

United Kingdom 243,610 km²
World 141M km²
Europe & Central Asia 28.9M km²
Northern Europe computed 2.55M km²
High-income countries computed 60.62M km²
Surface area — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 243,610 +0 +0%
2022 243,610 +0 +0%
2021 243,610 +0 +0%
2020 243,610 +0 +0%
2019 243,610 +0 +0%
2018 243,610 +0 +0%
2017 243,610 +0 +0%
2016 243,610 +0 +0%
2015 243,610 +0 +0%
2014 243,610 +0 +0%
2013 243,610 +0 +0%
2012 243,610 +0 +0%
2011 243,610 +0 +0%
2010 243,610 +0 +0%
2009 243,610 +0 +0%
2008 243,610 +0 +0%
2007 243,610 +0 +0%
2006 243,610 +0 +0%
2005 243,610 +0 +0%
2004 243,610 +0 +0%
2003 243,610 +0 +0%
2002 243,610 +0 +0%
2001 243,610 +0 +0%
2000 243,610 +0 +0%
1999 243,610 +0 +0%
1998 243,610 +0 +0%
1997 243,610 +0 +0%
1996 243,610 +0 +0%
1995 243,610 +0 +0%
1994 243,610 +0 +0%
1993 243,610 +0 +0%
1992 243,610 +0 +0%
1991 243,610 +0 +0%
1990 243,610 +0 +0%
1989 243,610 +0 +0%
1988 243,610 +0 +0%
1987 243,610 +0 +0%
1986 243,610 +0 +0%
1985 243,610 +0 +0%
1984 243,610 +0 +0%
1983 243,610 +0 +0%
1982 243,610 +0 +0%
1981 243,610 +0 +0%
1980 243,610 +0 +0%
1979 243,610 +0 +0%
1978 243,610 +0 +0%
1977 243,610 +0 +0%
1976 243,610 +0 +0%
1975 243,610 +0 +0%
1974 243,610 +0 +0%
1973 243,610 +0 +0%
1972 243,610 +0 +0%
1971 243,610 +0 +0%
1970 243,610 +0 +0%
1969 243,610 +0 +0%
1968 243,610 +0 +0%
1967 243,610 +0 +0%
1966 243,610 +0 +0%
1965 243,610 +0 +0%
1964 243,610 +0 +0%
1963 243,610 +0 +0%
1962 243,610 +0 +0%
1961 243,610 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

NO Norway 624,500 SE Sweden 528,660 GL Greenland 410,450 FI Finland 338,480 GB United Kingdom 243,610 IS Iceland 103,000 IE Ireland 70,280 LT Lithuania 65,290 LV Latvia 64,590 EE Estonia 45,340 DK Denmark 42,920 FO Faroe Islands 12,960 IM Isle of Man 570
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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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