What is land area in Jordan?

Land area in Jordan was 88,794 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Jordan?

The highest recorded value was 88,794 sq. km in 2019.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Jordan?

The lowest recorded value was 88,240 sq. km in 1961.

How does Jordan rank for land area?

Jordan ranks 111th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Jordan?

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

Where does this Jordan 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 Jordan

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

Jordan: Land area was 88,794 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

88,794 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

111th

of 216 countries

All-time high

88,794 sq. km

in 2019

All-time low

88,240 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Jordan, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Jordan stood at 88,794 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

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

Over the whole period, land area in Jordan peaked at 88,794 sq. km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 88,240 sq. km, in 1961.

Jordan ranks 111th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	88,240 sq. km	88,240 sq. km	88,240 sq. km	9
1970s	88,240 sq. km	88,240 sq. km	88,240 sq. km	10
1980s	88,240 sq. km	88,240 sq. km	88,240 sq. km	10
1990s	88,240 sq. km	88,240 sq. km	88,240 sq. km	10
2000s	88,294 sq. km	88,240 sq. km	88,780 sq. km	10
2010s	88,781 sq. km	88,780 sq. km	88,794 sq. km	10
2020s	88,794 sq. km	88,794 sq. km	88,794 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Jordan

108 Malawi 94,280 sq. km compare
109 Portugal 91,606 sq. km compare
110 Hungary 91,260 sq. km compare
112 Serbia 84,090 sq. km compare
113 Azerbaijan 82,650 sq. km compare
114 Austria 82,520 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Jordan

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Rural population 6.8% (2025)
Rural population growth -4.0% (2025)
Rural population 782,426 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.6% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.43 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 52,137 hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 1,611 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 84,012 metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Jordan?: Land area in Jordan was 88,794 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Jordan?: The highest recorded value was 88,794 sq. km in 2019.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Jordan?: The lowest recorded value was 88,240 sq. km in 1961.
How does Jordan rank for land area?: Jordan ranks 111th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Jordan?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jordan 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.