What is land area in Channel Islands?

Land area in Channel Islands was 198 sq. km in 2021, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Channel Islands?

The highest recorded value was 198 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Channel Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 198 sq. km in 1961.

How does Channel Islands rank for land area?

Channel Islands ranks 203rd out of 216 countries with data for 2021.

Is land area rising or falling in Channel Islands?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Channel Islands 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 Channel Islands

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

Channel Islands: Land area was 198 sq. km in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)

198 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

203rd

of 216 countries

All-time high

198 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

198 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2021

Land area in Channel Islands, 1961–2021

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

Analysis

In 2021, land area in Channel Islands stood at 198 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Channel Islands peaked at 198 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 198 sq. km, in 1961.

Channel Islands ranks 203rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	198 sq. km	198 sq. km	198 sq. km	9
1970s	198 sq. km	198 sq. km	198 sq. km	10
1980s	198 sq. km	198 sq. km	198 sq. km	10
1990s	198 sq. km	198 sq. km	198 sq. km	10
2000s	198 sq. km	198 sq. km	198 sq. km	10
2010s	198 sq. km	198 sq. km	198 sq. km	10
2020s	198 sq. km	198 sq. km	198 sq. km	2

Countries ranked near Channel Islands

200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 260 sq. km compare
201 Cayman Islands 240 sq. km compare
202 American Samoa 200 sq. km compare
204 Aruba 180 sq. km compare
204 Marshall Islands 180 sq. km compare
206 Liechtenstein 160 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Channel Islands

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 74.90 million current US$ (2023)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2023)
Rural population 113,473 (2025)
Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Rural population 67.4% (2025)
Agricultural land 85.7 sq. km (2021)
Agricultural land 43.3% (2021)
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 1.0% (2025)
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 2.9% (2025)
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 2.1% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Channel Islands?: Land area in Channel Islands was 198 sq. km in 2021, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Channel Islands?: The highest recorded value was 198 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Channel Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 198 sq. km in 1961.
How does Channel Islands rank for land area?: Channel Islands ranks 203rd out of 216 countries with data for 2021.
Is land area rising or falling in Channel Islands?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Channel Islands 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.