Land area in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Land area was 18.88 million sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land area in Lower middle 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 Lower middle income is 18.88 million sq. km, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Lower middle income peaked at 18.88 million sq. km in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.11 million sq. km, in 1973.
Lower middle income ranks 25th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.11 million sq. km | 18.11 million sq. km | 18.11 million sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.11 million sq. km | 18.11 million sq. km | 18.11 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.11 million sq. km | 18.11 million sq. km | 18.11 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.71 million sq. km | 18.11 million sq. km | 18.86 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.87 million sq. km | 18.87 million sq. km | 18.87 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.87 million sq. km | 18.87 million sq. km | 18.88 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.88 million sq. km | 18.88 million sq. km | 18.88 million sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 22 Angola 1.25 million sq. km compare
- 23 Mali 1.22 million sq. km compare
- 24 South Africa 1.21 million sq. km compare
- 25 Ethiopia 1.13 million sq. km compare
- 26 Colombia 1.11 million sq. km compare
- 27 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.08 million sq. km compare
- 28 Mauritania 1.03 million sq. km compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lower middle income
- Rural population, per capita 0.5799 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 1.71 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 58.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 440.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1776 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Lower middle income?
- Land area in Lower middle income was 18.88 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 18.88 million sq. km in 2022.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.11 million sq. km in 1973.
- How does Lower middle income rank for land area?
- Lower middle income ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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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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.