What is land area in Late-demographic dividend?

Land area in Late-demographic dividend was 44.54 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 Late-demographic dividend?

The highest recorded value was 44.54 million sq. km in 2023.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Late-demographic dividend?

The lowest recorded value was 24.77 million sq. km in 1989.

Is land area rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?

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

Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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 Late-demographic dividend

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

Late-demographic dividend: Land area was 44.54 million sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

44.54 million sq. km

Change on year

up 0.0%

All-time high

44.54 million sq. km

in 2023

All-time low

24.77 million sq. km

in 1989

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Late-demographic dividend, 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 Late-demographic dividend is 44.54 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 Late-demographic dividend peaked at 44.54 million sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.77 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	24.77 million sq. km	24.77 million sq. km	24.77 million sq. km	9
1970s	24.77 million sq. km	24.77 million sq. km	24.77 million sq. km	10
1980s	24.77 million sq. km	24.77 million sq. km	24.77 million sq. km	10
1990s	40.49 million sq. km	24.77 million sq. km	44.44 million sq. km	10
2000s	44.46 million sq. km	44.42 million sq. km	44.53 million sq. km	10
2010s	44.52 million sq. km	44.52 million sq. km	44.53 million sq. km	10
2020s	44.54 million sq. km	44.53 million sq. km	44.54 million sq. km	4

More agriculture & rural data for Late-demographic dividend

Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Rural population 32.3% (2025)
Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
Rural population 753.69 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.9% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.88 trillion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 52.94 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 3,662 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 193.90 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Late-demographic dividend?: Land area in Late-demographic dividend was 44.54 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 Late-demographic dividend?: The highest recorded value was 44.54 million sq. km in 2023.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Late-demographic dividend?: The lowest recorded value was 24.77 million sq. km in 1989.
Is land area rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.