What is the highest surface area recorded in IDA only?

The highest recorded value was 20.86 million sq. km in 2012.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in IDA only?

The lowest recorded value was 20.81 million sq. km in 1994.

Is surface area rising or falling in IDA only?

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

Surface area in IDA only

Name: Surface area in IDA 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)

IDA only: Surface area was 20.86 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

20.86 million sq. km

Change on year

up 0.0%

All-time high

20.86 million sq. km

in 2012

All-time low

20.81 million sq. km

in 1994

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in IDA 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

The most recent figure for surface area in IDA only is 20.86 million sq. km, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in IDA only peaked at 20.86 million sq. km in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20.81 million sq. km, in 1994.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	20.81 million sq. km	20.81 million sq. km	20.81 million sq. km	9
1970s	20.81 million sq. km	20.81 million sq. km	20.81 million sq. km	10
1980s	20.81 million sq. km	20.81 million sq. km	20.81 million sq. km	10
1990s	20.81 million sq. km	20.81 million sq. km	20.81 million sq. km	10
2000s	20.83 million sq. km	20.81 million sq. km	20.84 million sq. km	10
2010s	20.86 million sq. km	20.84 million sq. km	20.86 million sq. km	10
2020s	20.86 million sq. km	20.86 million sq. km	20.86 million sq. km	4

More agriculture & rural data for IDA only

Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2021)
Rural population 63.1% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
Rural population 818.98 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.2% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 370.27 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 88.46 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 2,139 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 189.26 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in IDA only?: Surface area in IDA only was 20.86 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 IDA only?: The highest recorded value was 20.86 million sq. km in 2012.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in IDA only?: The lowest recorded value was 20.81 million sq. km in 1994.
Is surface area rising or falling in IDA only?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this IDA 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.