What is land area in IBRD only?

Land area in IBRD only was 70.78 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 IBRD only?

The highest recorded value was 70.78 million sq. km in 2021.

What is the lowest land area recorded in IBRD only?

The lowest recorded value was 49.97 million sq. km in 1989.

Is land area rising or falling in IBRD only?

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

Where does this IBRD only 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 IBRD only

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

IBRD only: Land area was 70.78 million sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

70.78 million sq. km

Change on year

up 0.0%

All-time high

70.78 million sq. km

in 2021

All-time low

49.97 million sq. km

in 1989

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in IBRD only, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in IBRD only is 70.78 million sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in IBRD only peaked at 70.78 million sq. km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.97 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	49.97 million sq. km	49.97 million sq. km	49.97 million sq. km	9
1970s	49.97 million sq. km	49.97 million sq. km	49.97 million sq. km	10
1980s	49.97 million sq. km	49.97 million sq. km	49.97 million sq. km	10
1990s	66.51 million sq. km	49.97 million sq. km	70.66 million sq. km	10
2000s	70.72 million sq. km	70.67 million sq. km	70.78 million sq. km	10
2010s	70.78 million sq. km	70.77 million sq. km	70.78 million sq. km	10
2020s	70.78 million sq. km	70.77 million sq. km	70.78 million sq. km	4

More agriculture & rural data for IBRD only

Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
Rural population 41.4% (2025)
Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
Rural population 2.07 billion (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.6% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.29 trillion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 211.15 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 3,776 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 797.29 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in IBRD only?: Land area in IBRD only was 70.78 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 IBRD only?: The highest recorded value was 70.78 million sq. km in 2021.
What is the lowest land area recorded in IBRD only?: The lowest recorded value was 49.97 million sq. km in 1989.
Is land area rising or falling in IBRD only?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IBRD only 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.