Land area in IDA blend
IDA blend: Land area was 4.91 million sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land area in IDA blend, 1961–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 4.91 million sq. km for land area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in IDA blend peaked at 4.91 million sq. km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.46 million sq. km, in 1961.
That places IDA blend 38th out of 48 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.46 million sq. km | 4.46 million sq. km | 4.46 million sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.46 million sq. km | 4.46 million sq. km | 4.46 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.46 million sq. km | 4.46 million sq. km | 4.46 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.80 million sq. km | 4.46 million sq. km | 4.89 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.90 million sq. km | 4.90 million sq. km | 4.90 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.90 million sq. km | 4.90 million sq. km | 4.91 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.91 million sq. km | 4.91 million sq. km | 4.91 million sq. km | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for IDA blend
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
- Rural population 50.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 350.29 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 257.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 20.45 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,581 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 32.32 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in IDA blend?
- Land area in IDA blend was 4.91 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.91 million sq. km in 2021.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.46 million sq. km in 1961.
- How does IDA blend rank for land area?
- IDA blend ranks 38th out of 48 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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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About this data
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.