What is land area in Arab World?

Land area in Arab World was 13.10 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Arab World?

The highest recorded value was 13.10 million sq. km in 2012.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Arab World?

The lowest recorded value was 11.23 million sq. km in 2010.

Is land area rising or falling in Arab World?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Arab World data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Arab World

Name: Land area in Arab World
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Arab World: Land area was 13.10 million sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

13.10 million sq. km

Change on year

up 0.0%

All-time high

13.10 million sq. km

in 2012

All-time low

11.23 million sq. km

in 2010

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Arab World, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Arab World recorded 13.10 million sq. km for land area in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Arab World peaked at 13.10 million sq. km in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.23 million sq. km, in 2010.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	11.24 million sq. km	11.24 million sq. km	11.24 million sq. km	9
1970s	11.24 million sq. km	11.24 million sq. km	11.24 million sq. km	10
1980s	11.24 million sq. km	11.24 million sq. km	11.24 million sq. km	10
1990s	11.24 million sq. km	11.24 million sq. km	11.24 million sq. km	10
2000s	11.24 million sq. km	11.23 million sq. km	11.24 million sq. km	10
2010s	12.73 million sq. km	11.23 million sq. km	13.10 million sq. km	10
2020s	13.10 million sq. km	13.10 million sq. km	13.10 million sq. km	4

More agriculture & rural data for Arab World

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2023)
Rural population 40.0% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
Rural population 201.16 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.9% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 225.78 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 21.02 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 984.98 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 20.70 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Arab World?: Land area in Arab World was 13.10 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Arab World?: The highest recorded value was 13.10 million sq. km in 2012.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Arab World?: The lowest recorded value was 11.23 million sq. km in 2010.
Is land area rising or falling in Arab World?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Arab World data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.