What is land area in Nauru?

Land area in Nauru was 20 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Nauru?

The highest recorded value was 20 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Nauru?

The lowest recorded value was 20 sq. km in 1961.

How does Nauru rank for land area?

Nauru ranks 214th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Nauru?

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

Where does this Nauru 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 Nauru

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

Nauru: Land area was 20 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

20 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

214th

of 216 countries

All-time high

20 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

20 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Nauru, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Nauru recorded 20 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Nauru peaked at 20 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 20 sq. km, in 1961.

Nauru ranks 214th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	9
1970s	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	10
1980s	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	10
1990s	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	10
2000s	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	10
2010s	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	10
2020s	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Nauru

211 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 34 sq. km compare
212 Macao 33 sq. km compare
213 Tuvalu 30 sq. km compare
215 Gibraltar 10 sq. km compare
216 Monaco 2.08 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Nauru

Rural population 0 (2025)
Rural population 0.0% (2025)
Agricultural land 4 sq. km (2023)
Agricultural land 20.0% (2023)
Permanent cropland 20.0% (2023)
Crop production index 102.69 2014-2016 = 100 (2022)
Food production index 99.71 2014-2016 = 100 (2022)
Livestock production index 89.43 2014-2016 = 100 (2022)
Forest area 0 sq. km (2023)
Forest area 0.0% (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Nauru?: Land area in Nauru was 20 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Nauru?: The highest recorded value was 20 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Nauru?: The lowest recorded value was 20 sq. km in 1961.
How does Nauru rank for land area?: Nauru ranks 214th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Nauru?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nauru 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.