What is land area in Low & middle income?

Land area in Low & middle income was 77.99 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 Low & middle income?

The highest recorded value was 77.99 million sq. km in 2021.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Low & middle income?

The lowest recorded value was 69.09 million sq. km in 1976.

How does Low & middle income rank for land area?

Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Low & middle income?

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

Where does this Low & middle 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.

Land area in Low & middle income

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

Low & middle income: Land area was 77.99 million sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

77.99 million sq. km

Change on year

up 0.0%

Rank

3rd

of 45 groups

All-time high

77.99 million sq. km

in 2021

All-time low

69.09 million sq. km

in 1976

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Low & middle income, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Low & middle income recorded 77.99 million sq. km for land area in 2023.

The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Low & middle income peaked at 77.99 million sq. km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 69.09 million sq. km, in 1976.

Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Land area in Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km) in Low & middle income, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	69.09 million sq. km	—
1962	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1963	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1964	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1965	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1966	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1967	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1968	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1969	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1970	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1971	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1972	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1973	69.09 million sq. km	-0.0%
1974	69.09 million sq. km	-0.0%
1975	69.09 million sq. km	-0.0%
1976	69.09 million sq. km	-0.0%
1977	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1978	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1979	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1980	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1981	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1982	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1983	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1984	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1985	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1986	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1987	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1988	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1989	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1990	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1991	69.09 million sq. km	+0.0%
1992	74.09 million sq. km	+7.2%
1993	75.19 million sq. km	+1.5%
1994	75.18 million sq. km	-0.0%
1995	75.18 million sq. km	+0.0%
1996	75.18 million sq. km	+0.0%
1997	75.18 million sq. km	+0.0%
1998	75.16 million sq. km	-0.0%
1999	75.16 million sq. km	-0.0%
2000	75.22 million sq. km	+0.1%
2001	75.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
2002	75.22 million sq. km	-0.0%
2003	75.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
2004	75.37 million sq. km	+0.2%
2005	75.37 million sq. km	+0.0%
2006	75.48 million sq. km	+0.1%
2007	75.48 million sq. km	-0.0%
2008	75.48 million sq. km	+0.0%
2009	75.47 million sq. km	-0.0%
2010	75.47 million sq. km	+0.0%
2011	75.47 million sq. km	+0.0%
2012	77.97 million sq. km	+3.3%
2013	77.97 million sq. km	-0.0%
2014	77.97 million sq. km	-0.0%
2015	77.98 million sq. km	+0.0%
2016	77.98 million sq. km	+0.0%
2017	77.97 million sq. km	-0.0%
2018	77.98 million sq. km	+0.0%
2019	77.98 million sq. km	+0.0%
2020	77.98 million sq. km	-0.0%
2021	77.99 million sq. km	+0.0%
2022	77.99 million sq. km	-0.0%
2023	77.99 million sq. km	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	69.09 million sq. km	69.09 million sq. km	69.09 million sq. km	9
1970s	69.09 million sq. km	69.09 million sq. km	69.09 million sq. km	10
1980s	69.09 million sq. km	69.09 million sq. km	69.09 million sq. km	10
1990s	73.85 million sq. km	69.09 million sq. km	75.19 million sq. km	10
2000s	75.35 million sq. km	75.22 million sq. km	75.48 million sq. km	10
2010s	77.47 million sq. km	75.47 million sq. km	77.98 million sq. km	10
2020s	77.99 million sq. km	77.98 million sq. km	77.99 million sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

1 Russian Federation 16.38 million sq. km compare
2 China 9.39 million sq. km compare
3 United States of America 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

See the full ranking of 263 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Low & middle income

Rural population, per capita 0.4688 units per person (2025)
Rural population 3.18 billion (2025)
Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Rural population 46.9% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 555.24 current US$ per person (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)

All data for Low & middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Low & middle income?: Land area in Low & middle income was 77.99 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 Low & middle income?: The highest recorded value was 77.99 million sq. km in 2021.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Low & middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 69.09 million sq. km in 1976.
How does Low & middle income rank for land area?: Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Low & middle income?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low & middle 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: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 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.