Surface area in IDA total
IDA total: Surface area was 25.86 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Surface area in IDA total, 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
IDA total recorded 25.86 million sq. km for surface area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in IDA total peaked at 25.86 million sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.79 million sq. km, in 2000.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.80 million sq. km | 25.80 million sq. km | 25.80 million sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.80 million sq. km | 25.80 million sq. km | 25.80 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.80 million sq. km | 25.80 million sq. km | 25.80 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.79 million sq. km | 25.79 million sq. km | 25.80 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.81 million sq. km | 25.79 million sq. km | 25.82 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.84 million sq. km | 25.82 million sq. km | 25.84 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.86 million sq. km | 25.86 million sq. km | 25.86 million sq. km | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for IDA total
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
- Rural population 58.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 1.17 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 625.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 108.91 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 2,035 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 221.58 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area in IDA total?
- Surface area in IDA total was 25.86 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 25.86 million sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.79 million sq. km in 2000.
- Is surface area rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IDA total 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
Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.