What is land area in Kiribati?

Land area in Kiribati was 810 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Kiribati?

The highest recorded value was 810 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Kiribati?

The lowest recorded value was 810 sq. km in 1961.

How does Kiribati rank for land area?

Kiribati ranks 179th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Kiribati?

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

Where does this Kiribati 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 Kiribati

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

Kiribati: Land area was 810 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

810 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

179th

of 216 countries

All-time high

810 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

810 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Kiribati, 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 Kiribati is 810 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Kiribati peaked at 810 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 810 sq. km, in 1961.

Kiribati ranks 179th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	810 sq. km	810 sq. km	810 sq. km	9
1970s	810 sq. km	810 sq. km	810 sq. km	10
1980s	810 sq. km	810 sq. km	810 sq. km	10
1990s	810 sq. km	810 sq. km	810 sq. km	10
2000s	810 sq. km	810 sq. km	810 sq. km	10
2010s	810 sq. km	810 sq. km	810 sq. km	10
2020s	810 sq. km	810 sq. km	810 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

176 Hong Kong 1,050 sq. km compare
177 Sao Tome and Principe 960 sq. km compare
178 Turks and Caicos Islands 950 sq. km compare
180 Bahrain 800 sq. km compare
181 Dominica 750 sq. km compare
182 Tonga 720 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Kiribati

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2021)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2021)
Rural population 36.6% (2025)
Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
Rural population 49,975 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.2% (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 79.49 million current US$ (2024)
Fertilizer consumption 0 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Agricultural land 340 sq. km (2023)
Agricultural land 42.0% (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Kiribati?: Land area in Kiribati was 810 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Kiribati?: The highest recorded value was 810 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Kiribati?: The lowest recorded value was 810 sq. km in 1961.
How does Kiribati rank for land area?: Kiribati ranks 179th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Kiribati?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kiribati 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.