What is land area in IDA total?

Land area in IDA total was 25.32 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 IDA total?

The highest recorded value was 25.32 million sq. km in 2022.

What is the lowest land area recorded in IDA total?

The lowest recorded value was 20.78 million sq. km in 1975.

Is land area rising or falling in IDA total?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this IDA total 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 IDA total

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

IDA total: Land area was 25.32 million sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

25.32 million sq. km

Change on year

down 0.0%

All-time high

25.32 million sq. km

in 2022

All-time low

20.78 million sq. km

in 1975

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in IDA total, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, land area in IDA total stood at 25.32 million sq. km.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in IDA total peaked at 25.32 million sq. km in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.78 million sq. km, in 1975.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	20.78 million sq. km	20.78 million sq. km	20.78 million sq. km	9
1970s	20.78 million sq. km	20.78 million sq. km	20.78 million sq. km	10
1980s	20.78 million sq. km	20.78 million sq. km	20.78 million sq. km	10
1990s	22.15 million sq. km	20.78 million sq. km	22.64 million sq. km	10
2000s	22.73 million sq. km	22.64 million sq. km	22.79 million sq. km	10
2010s	24.79 million sq. km	22.79 million sq. km	25.30 million sq. km	10
2020s	25.32 million sq. km	25.32 million sq. km	25.32 million sq. km	4

More agriculture & rural data for IDA total

Agricultural raw materials exports 3.4% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Rural population 58.9% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
Rural population 1.17 billion (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.6% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 625.10 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 108.91 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 2,035 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 221.58 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in IDA total?: Land area in IDA total was 25.32 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 IDA total?: The highest recorded value was 25.32 million sq. km in 2022.
What is the lowest land area recorded in IDA total?: The lowest recorded value was 20.78 million sq. km in 1975.
Is land area rising or falling in IDA total?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA total 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.