What is land area in Other small states?

Land area in Other small states was 274,896 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Other small states?

The highest recorded value was 275,062 sq. km in 2016.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Other small states?

The lowest recorded value was 226,754 sq. km in 1961.

Is land area rising or falling in Other small states?

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

Where does this Other small states 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 Other small states

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

Other small states: Land area was 274,896 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

274,896 sq. km

Change on year

down 0.0%

All-time high

275,062 sq. km

in 2016

All-time low

226,754 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Other small states, 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 Other small states is 274,896 sq. km, measured in 2023.

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

Over the whole period, land area in Other small states peaked at 275,062 sq. km in 2016 and was at its lowest, 226,754 sq. km, in 1961.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	226,754 sq. km	226,754 sq. km	226,754 sq. km	9
1970s	226,754 sq. km	226,754 sq. km	226,754 sq. km	10
1980s	226,754 sq. km	226,754 sq. km	226,754 sq. km	10
1990s	256,512 sq. km	226,754 sq. km	269,144 sq. km	10
2000s	266,591 sq. km	260,538 sq. km	273,988 sq. km	10
2010s	274,624 sq. km	273,955 sq. km	275,062 sq. km	10
2020s	274,908 sq. km	274,896 sq. km	274,918 sq. km	4

More agriculture & rural data for Other small states

Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Rural population 44.8% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Rural population 5.84 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.9% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.71 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 40,941 hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 2,503 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 102,486 metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Other small states?: Land area in Other small states was 274,896 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Other small states?: The highest recorded value was 275,062 sq. km in 2016.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Other small states?: The lowest recorded value was 226,754 sq. km in 1961.
Is land area rising or falling in Other small states?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Other small states 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.