What is the highest surface area recorded in Other small states?

The highest recorded value was 289,521 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Other small states?

The lowest recorded value was 280,882 sq. km in 2011.

Is surface area rising or falling in Other small states?

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

Surface area in Other small states

Name: Surface area in Other small states
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)

Other small states: Surface area was 281,069 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

281,069 sq. km

Change on year

up 0.0%

All-time high

289,521 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

280,882 sq. km

in 2011

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Other small states, 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 Other small states stood at 281,069 sq. km.

The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Other small states peaked at 289,521 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 280,882 sq. km, in 2011.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	289,521 sq. km	289,521 sq. km	289,521 sq. km	9
1970s	289,521 sq. km	289,521 sq. km	289,521 sq. km	10
1980s	289,521 sq. km	289,521 sq. km	289,521 sq. km	10
1990s	285,367 sq. km	282,598 sq. km	289,521 sq. km	10
2000s	281,588 sq. km	280,915 sq. km	282,598 sq. km	10
2010s	280,962 sq. km	280,882 sq. km	280,993 sq. km	10
2020s	281,009 sq. km	280,988 sq. km	281,069 sq. km	4

More agriculture & rural data for Other small states

Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Rural population 44.8% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Rural population 5.84 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.9% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.71 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 40,941 hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 2,503 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 102,486 metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Other small states?: Surface area in Other small states was 281,069 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 Other small states?: The highest recorded value was 289,521 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Other small states?: The lowest recorded value was 280,882 sq. km in 2011.
Is surface area rising or falling in Other small states?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Other small states 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.