What is the highest surface area recorded in Small states?

The highest recorded value was 778,761 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Small states?

The lowest recorded value was 770,032 sq. km in 2011.

Is surface area rising or falling in 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 Small states

Name: Surface area in 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)

Small states: Surface area was 770,215 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

770,215 sq. km

Change on year

up 0.0%

All-time high

778,761 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

770,032 sq. km

in 2011

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in 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

Small states recorded 770,215 sq. km for surface area in 2023.

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

Over the whole period, surface area in Small states peaked at 778,761 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 770,032 sq. km, in 2011.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	778,761 sq. km	778,761 sq. km	778,761 sq. km	9
1970s	778,761 sq. km	778,761 sq. km	778,761 sq. km	10
1980s	778,671 sq. km	778,671 sq. km	778,671 sq. km	10
1990s	774,517 sq. km	771,748 sq. km	778,671 sq. km	10
2000s	770,738 sq. km	770,065 sq. km	771,748 sq. km	10
2010s	770,112 sq. km	770,032 sq. km	770,143 sq. km	10
2020s	770,158 sq. km	770,138 sq. km	770,215 sq. km	4

More agriculture & rural data for Small states

Agricultural raw materials exports 2.2% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Rural population 47.9% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
Rural population 9.75 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.7% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.45 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 42,973 hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 2,444 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 105,022 metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Small states?: Surface area in Small states was 770,215 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 Small states?: The highest recorded value was 778,761 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Small states?: The lowest recorded value was 770,032 sq. km in 2011.
Is surface area rising or falling in 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 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.