What is the highest surface area recorded in Gibraltar?

The highest recorded value was 10 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Gibraltar?

The lowest recorded value was 10 sq. km in 1961.

How does Gibraltar rank for surface area?

Gibraltar ranks 216th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Gibraltar?

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

Surface area in Gibraltar

Name: Surface area in Gibraltar
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Gibraltar: Surface area was 10 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

10 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

216th

of 216 countries

All-time high

10 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

10 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Gibraltar, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, surface area in Gibraltar stood at 10 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Gibraltar peaked at 10 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 10 sq. km, in 1961.

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

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Gibraltar

213 Macao 33 sq. km compare
214 Tuvalu 30 sq. km compare
215 Nauru 20 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 263 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Gibraltar

Rural population 0 (2025)
Rural population 0.0% (2025)
Land area 10 sq. km (2023)
Forest area 0 sq. km (2023)
Forest area 0.0% (2023)
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% (2024)

All data for Gibraltar →

Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Gibraltar?: Surface area in Gibraltar was 10 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Gibraltar?: The highest recorded value was 10 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Gibraltar?: The lowest recorded value was 10 sq. km in 1961.
How does Gibraltar rank for surface area?: Gibraltar ranks 216th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Gibraltar?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Gibraltar data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.