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Surface area — World

Surface area in the world in 2023 — 140,539,257 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.6%.

2023 141M km² −0% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 141M km²2020
Period minimum 140M km²1994

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — World, 1961–2023140M140M140M140M141M141M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 139,735,046 km²1963: 139,735,046 km²1965: 139,735,046 km²1967: 139,735,046 km²1969: 139,735,046 km²1971: 139,735,046 km²1973: 139,735,046 km²1975: 139,735,046 km²1977: 139,732,926 km²1979: 139,734,967 km²1981: 139,734,957 km²1983: 139,734,957 km²1985: 139,734,957 km²1987: 139,733,617 km²1989: 139,733,627 km²1991: 139,734,327 km²1993: 139,734,487 km²1995: 139,727,604 km²1997: 139,796,424 km²1999: 139,769,164 km²2001: 139,766,536 km²2003: 139,767,416 km²2005: 139,803,497 km²2007: 139,803,883 km²2009: 140,001,053 km²2011: 140,001,647 km²2013: 140,378,206 km²2015: 140,383,797 km²2017: 140,388,338 km²2019: 140,490,190 km²2021: 140,582,991 km²2023: 140,539,257 km²
Change over the period: +804,211 (+0.58%) Average annual rate: 0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

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

World 141M km²
World 141M km²
Surface area — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 141M −757 −0%
2022 141M −42,976 −0.03%
2021 141M −5,724 −0%
2020 141M +98,526 +0.07%
2019 140M +102,067 +0.07%
2018 140M −215 −0%
2017 140M +3,339 +0%
2016 140M +1,202 +0%
2015 140M +7,514 +0.01%
2014 140M −1,923 −0%
2013 140M +357,001 +0.25%
2012 140M +19,559 +0.01%
2011 140M +320 +0%
2010 140M +274 +0%
2009 140M −2,316 −0%
2008 140M +199,486 +0.14%
2007 140M +82 +0%
2006 140M +305 +0%
2005 140M +1,956 +0%
2004 140M +34,124 +0.02%
2003 140M +456 +0%
2002 140M +425 +0%
2001 140M +390 +0%
2000 140M −3,018 −0%
1999 140M +0 +0%
1998 140M −27,260 −0.02%
1997 140M +68,740 +0.05%
1996 140M +80 +0%
1995 140M +30 +0%
1994 140M −6,913 −0%
1993 140M +110 +0%
1992 140M +50 +0%
1991 140M +30 +0%
1990 140M +670 +0%
1989 140M +0 +0%
1988 140M +10 +0%
1987 140M −1,340 −0%
1986 140M +0 +0%
1985 140M +0 +0%
1984 140M +0 +0%
1983 140M +0 +0%
1982 140M +0 +0%
1981 140M +0 +0%
1980 140M −10 −0%
1979 140M +2,041 +0%
1978 140M +0 +0%
1977 140M −2,120 −0%
1976 140M +0 +0%
1975 140M +0 +0%
1974 140M +0 +0%
1973 140M +0 +0%
1972 140M +0 +0%
1971 140M +0 +0%
1970 140M +0 +0%
1969 140M +0 +0%
1968 140M +0 +0%
1967 140M +0 +0%
1966 140M +0 +0%
1965 140M +0 +0%
1964 140M +0 +0%
1963 140M +0 +0%
1962 140M +0 +0%
1961 140M — —

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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