What is land area in IBRD only?

Land area in IBRD only was 70.78 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in IBRD only?

The highest recorded value was 70.78 million sq. km in 2021.

What is the lowest land area recorded in IBRD only?

The lowest recorded value was 49.97 million sq. km in 1989.

How does IBRD only rank for land area?

IBRD only ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in IBRD only?

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

Where does this IBRD only data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in IBRD only

Name: Land area in IBRD only
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

IBRD only: Land area was 70.78 million sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

70.78 million sq. km

Change on year

up 0.0%

Rank

4th

of 47 groups

All-time high

70.78 million sq. km

in 2021

All-time low

49.97 million sq. km

in 1989

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in IBRD only, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in IBRD only is 70.78 million sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

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

Over the whole period, land area in IBRD only peaked at 70.78 million sq. km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.97 million sq. km, in 1989.

That places IBRD only 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Land area in IBRD only, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km) in IBRD only, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	49.97 million sq. km	—
1962	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1963	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1964	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1965	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1966	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1967	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1968	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1969	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1970	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1971	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1972	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1973	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1974	49.97 million sq. km	-0.0%
1975	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1976	49.97 million sq. km	-0.0%
1977	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1978	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1979	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1980	49.97 million sq. km	-0.0%
1981	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1982	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1983	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1984	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1985	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1986	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1987	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1988	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1989	49.97 million sq. km	-0.0%
1990	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1991	49.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1992	70.66 million sq. km	+41.4%
1993	70.66 million sq. km	-0.0%
1994	70.65 million sq. km	-0.0%
1995	70.65 million sq. km	-0.0%
1996	70.65 million sq. km	-0.0%
1997	70.65 million sq. km	+0.0%
1998	70.62 million sq. km	-0.0%
1999	70.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
2000	70.68 million sq. km	+0.1%
2001	70.67 million sq. km	-0.0%
2002	70.67 million sq. km	-0.0%
2003	70.68 million sq. km	+0.0%
2004	70.68 million sq. km	+0.0%
2005	70.68 million sq. km	+0.0%
2006	70.78 million sq. km	+0.1%
2007	70.78 million sq. km	-0.0%
2008	70.78 million sq. km	-0.0%
2009	70.78 million sq. km	-0.0%
2010	70.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2011	70.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2012	70.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2013	70.78 million sq. km	-0.0%
2014	70.78 million sq. km	-0.0%
2015	70.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2016	70.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2017	70.77 million sq. km	-0.0%
2018	70.77 million sq. km	+0.0%
2019	70.77 million sq. km	+0.0%
2020	70.77 million sq. km	-0.0%
2021	70.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2022	70.78 million sq. km	-0.0%
2023	70.78 million sq. km	+0.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Land area in IBRD only changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1992	+41.4%	49.97 million sq. km	70.66 million sq. km

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	49.97 million sq. km	49.97 million sq. km	49.97 million sq. km	9
1970s	49.97 million sq. km	49.97 million sq. km	49.97 million sq. km	10
1980s	49.97 million sq. km	49.97 million sq. km	49.97 million sq. km	10
1990s	66.51 million sq. km	49.97 million sq. km	70.66 million sq. km	10
2000s	70.72 million sq. km	70.67 million sq. km	70.78 million sq. km	10
2010s	70.78 million sq. km	70.77 million sq. km	70.78 million sq. km	10
2020s	70.78 million sq. km	70.77 million sq. km	70.78 million sq. km	4

Countries ranked near IBRD only

1 Russia 16.38 million sq. km compare
2 China 9.39 million sq. km compare
3 United States 9.15 million sq. km compare
4 Canada 8.79 million sq. km compare
5 Brazil 8.36 million sq. km compare
6 Australia 7.69 million sq. km compare
7 India 2.97 million sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for IBRD only

Rural population, per capita 0.4135 units per person (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.6% (2025)
Rural population 2.07 billion (2025)
Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
Rural population 41.4% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 656.32 current US$ per person (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0763 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)

All data for IBRD only →

Frequently asked questions

What is land area in IBRD only?: Land area in IBRD only was 70.78 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in IBRD only?: The highest recorded value was 70.78 million sq. km in 2021.
What is the lowest land area recorded in IBRD only?: The lowest recorded value was 49.97 million sq. km in 1989.
How does IBRD only rank for land area?: IBRD only ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in IBRD only?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IBRD only data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,371 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.