What is the highest surface area recorded in IBRD only?

The highest recorded value was 72.83 million sq. km in 2021.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in IBRD only?

The lowest recorded value was 72.67 million sq. km in 2012.

Is surface area rising or falling in IBRD only?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area in IBRD only

Name: Surface area in IBRD only
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)

IBRD only: Surface area was 72.82 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

72.82 million sq. km

Change on year

down 0.0%

All-time high

72.83 million sq. km

in 2021

All-time low

72.67 million sq. km

in 2012

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in IBRD only, 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

IBRD only recorded 72.82 million sq. km for surface area in 2023.

The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in IBRD only peaked at 72.83 million sq. km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 72.67 million sq. km, in 2012.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	72.70 million sq. km	72.70 million sq. km	72.70 million sq. km	9
1970s	72.70 million sq. km	72.70 million sq. km	72.70 million sq. km	10
1980s	72.70 million sq. km	72.70 million sq. km	72.70 million sq. km	10
1990s	72.70 million sq. km	72.68 million sq. km	72.70 million sq. km	10
2000s	72.68 million sq. km	72.67 million sq. km	72.68 million sq. km	10
2010s	72.71 million sq. km	72.67 million sq. km	72.81 million sq. km	10
2020s	72.83 million sq. km	72.82 million sq. km	72.83 million sq. km	4

More agriculture & rural data for IBRD only

Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
Rural population 41.4% (2025)
Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
Rural population 2.07 billion (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.6% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.29 trillion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 211.15 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 3,776 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 797.29 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in IBRD only?: Surface area in IBRD only was 72.82 million 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 IBRD only?: The highest recorded value was 72.83 million sq. km in 2021.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in IBRD only?: The lowest recorded value was 72.67 million sq. km in 2012.
Is surface area rising or falling in IBRD only?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this IBRD only 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.