Land area in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Land area was 20.32 million sq. km in 2023. β² Rising
Land area in Pre-demographic dividend, 1961β2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in Pre-demographic dividend is 20.32 million sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 20.32 million sq. km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.69 million sq. km, in 1975.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 20th out of 46 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.69 million sq. km | 17.69 million sq. km | 17.69 million sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.69 million sq. km | 17.69 million sq. km | 17.69 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.69 million sq. km | 17.69 million sq. km | 17.69 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.76 million sq. km | 17.69 million sq. km | 17.79 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.80 million sq. km | 17.79 million sq. km | 17.81 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.81 million sq. km | 17.81 million sq. km | 20.32 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.32 million sq. km | 20.32 million sq. km | 20.32 million sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More agriculture & rural data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Rural population 54.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 612.45 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 321.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 71.94 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,142 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 82.14 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Land area in Pre-demographic dividend was 20.32 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 20.32 million sq. km in 2021.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.69 million sq. km in 1975.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for land area?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 20th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.