What is land area in High income?

Land area in High income was 51.77 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 High income?

The highest recorded value was 51.99 million sq. km in 2020.

What is the lowest land area recorded in High income?

The lowest recorded value was 35.12 million sq. km in 1989.

Is land area rising or falling in High income?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this High income 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 High income

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

High income: Land area was 51.77 million sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

51.77 million sq. km

Change on year

up 0.0%

All-time high

51.99 million sq. km

in 2020

All-time low

35.12 million sq. km

in 1989

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in High income, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, land area in High income stood at 51.77 million sq. km.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in High income peaked at 51.99 million sq. km in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.12 million sq. km, in 1989.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	35.13 million sq. km	35.13 million sq. km	35.13 million sq. km	9
1970s	35.13 million sq. km	35.13 million sq. km	35.13 million sq. km	10
1980s	35.12 million sq. km	35.12 million sq. km	35.13 million sq. km	10
1990s	48.53 million sq. km	35.12 million sq. km	51.95 million sq. km	10
2000s	51.97 million sq. km	51.96 million sq. km	51.98 million sq. km	10
2010s	51.97 million sq. km	51.96 million sq. km	51.97 million sq. km	10
2020s	51.84 million sq. km	51.77 million sq. km	51.99 million sq. km	4

More agriculture & rural data for High income

Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Rural population 19.8% (2025)
Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
Rural population 281.21 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 904.10 billion current US$ (2024)
Land under cereal production 95.62 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 6,563 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 627.53 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in High income?: Land area in High income was 51.77 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 High income?: The highest recorded value was 51.99 million sq. km in 2020.
What is the lowest land area recorded in High income?: The lowest recorded value was 35.12 million sq. km in 1989.
Is land area rising or falling in High income?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this High income 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.