What is the highest land area recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 18.81 million sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 18.77 million sq. km in 2023.

How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for land area?

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

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

Land area (sq. km) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Name: Land area (sq. km) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Land area (sq. km) was 18.77 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

18.77 million sq. km

Change on year

down 0.0%

Rank

26th

of 47 groups

All-time high

18.81 million sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

18.77 million sq. km

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 18.77 million sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 18.81 million sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 18.77 million sq. km, in 2023.

That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Land area (sq. km) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	18.81 million sq. km	—
1962	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1963	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1964	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1965	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1966	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1967	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1968	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1969	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1970	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1971	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1972	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1973	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1974	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1975	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1976	18.81 million sq. km	-0.0%
1977	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1978	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1979	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1980	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1981	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1982	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1983	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1984	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1985	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1986	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1987	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1988	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1989	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1990	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1991	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1992	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1993	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1994	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1995	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1996	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1997	18.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1998	18.78 million sq. km	-0.2%
1999	18.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2000	18.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2001	18.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2002	18.78 million sq. km	-0.0%
2003	18.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2004	18.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2005	18.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2006	18.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2007	18.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2008	18.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2009	18.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2010	18.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2011	18.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2012	18.78 million sq. km	-0.0%
2013	18.78 million sq. km	-0.0%
2014	18.78 million sq. km	-0.0%
2015	18.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2016	18.78 million sq. km	-0.0%
2017	18.78 million sq. km	-0.0%
2018	18.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2019	18.78 million sq. km	-0.0%
2020	18.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2021	18.78 million sq. km	+0.0%
2022	18.77 million sq. km	-0.0%
2023	18.77 million sq. km	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	18.81 million sq. km	18.81 million sq. km	18.81 million sq. km	9
1970s	18.81 million sq. km	18.81 million sq. km	18.81 million sq. km	10
1980s	18.81 million sq. km	18.81 million sq. km	18.81 million sq. km	10
1990s	18.80 million sq. km	18.78 million sq. km	18.81 million sq. km	10
2000s	18.78 million sq. km	18.78 million sq. km	18.78 million sq. km	10
2010s	18.78 million sq. km	18.78 million sq. km	18.78 million sq. km	10
2020s	18.77 million sq. km	18.77 million sq. km	18.78 million sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

23 Mali 1.22 million sq. km compare
24 South Africa 1.21 million sq. km compare
25 Ethiopia 1.12 million sq. km compare
26 Colombia 1.11 million sq. km compare
27 Bolivia 1.09 million sq. km compare
28 Mauritania 1.03 million sq. km compare
29 Egypt 995,450 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 477.34 billion current US$ (2025)
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Rural population, per capita 0.186 units per person (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Rural population 18.6% (2025)
Rural population 116.59 million (2025)
Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6002 % change on previous year (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.3% (2025)

All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: Land area in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 18.77 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 18.81 million sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 18.77 million sq. km in 2023.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for land area?: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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, 15,585 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 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.