Surface area in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Surface area was 19.50 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Surface area in Lower middle income, 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 Lower middle income is 19.50 million sq. km, measured 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 Lower middle income peaked at 19.50 million sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.49 million sq. km, in 2014.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.50 million sq. km | 19.50 million sq. km | 19.50 million sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.50 million sq. km | 19.50 million sq. km | 19.50 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.50 million sq. km | 19.50 million sq. km | 19.50 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.50 million sq. km | 19.50 million sq. km | 19.50 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.49 million sq. km | 19.49 million sq. km | 19.49 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.49 million sq. km | 19.49 million sq. km | 19.49 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.50 million sq. km | 19.50 million sq. km | 19.50 million sq. km | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for Lower middle income
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Rural population 58.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.71 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 161.35 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,366 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 543.12 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area in Lower middle income?
- Surface area in Lower middle income was 19.50 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 19.50 million sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.49 million sq. km in 2014.
- Is surface area rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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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Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.