Land area in Low income
Low income: Land area was 14.69 million sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
14.69 million sq. km
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
31st
of 47 groups
All-time high
14.69 million sq. km
in 2021
All-time low
10.94 million sq. km
in 1975
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land area in Low income, 1961–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
In 2023, land area in Low income stood at 14.69 million sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Low income peaked at 14.69 million sq. km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.94 million sq. km, in 1975.
That places Low income 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land area in Low income, year by year
| Year | sq. km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.94 million sq. km | — |
| 1962 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10.94 million sq. km | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 10.94 million sq. km | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10.94 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.04 million sq. km | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 12.04 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.04 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.04 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.04 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.04 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.04 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.04 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.04 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.04 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.04 million sq. km | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.19 million sq. km | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 12.19 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.19 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.19 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.19 million sq. km | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.19 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.19 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.19 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.69 million sq. km | +20.5% |
| 2013 | 14.69 million sq. km | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.69 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.69 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.69 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.69 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.69 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.69 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.69 million sq. km | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.69 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.69 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.69 million sq. km | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.94 million sq. km | 10.94 million sq. km | 10.94 million sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.94 million sq. km | 10.94 million sq. km | 10.94 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.94 million sq. km | 10.94 million sq. km | 10.94 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.71 million sq. km | 10.94 million sq. km | 12.04 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.13 million sq. km | 12.04 million sq. km | 12.19 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.19 million sq. km | 12.19 million sq. km | 14.69 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.69 million sq. km | 14.69 million sq. km | 14.69 million sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More agriculture & rural data for Low income
- Rural population, per capita 0.6484 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.2% (2025)
- Rural population 497.63 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 64.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2723 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.01 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Low income?
- Land area in Low income was 14.69 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 14.69 million sq. km in 2021.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.94 million sq. km in 1975.
- How does Low income rank for land area?
- Low income ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area rising or falling in Low 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 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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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.