What is the highest surface area recorded in Arab World?

The highest recorded value was 13.80 million sq. km in 2008.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Arab World?

The lowest recorded value was 13.17 million sq. km in 2014.

How does Arab World rank for surface area?

Arab World ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Arab World?

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

Surface area in Arab World

Name: Surface area in Arab World
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Arab World: Surface area was 13.17 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

13.17 million sq. km

Change on year

up 0.0%

Rank

32nd

of 47 groups

All-time high

13.80 million sq. km

in 2008

All-time low

13.17 million sq. km

in 2014

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Arab World, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Arab World recorded 13.17 million sq. km for surface area in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Arab World peaked at 13.80 million sq. km in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.17 million sq. km, in 2014.

Arab World ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Surface area in Arab World, year by year

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in Arab World, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	13.80 million sq. km	—
1962	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1963	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1964	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1965	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1966	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1967	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1968	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1969	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1970	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1971	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1972	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1973	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1974	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1975	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1976	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1977	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1978	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1979	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1980	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1981	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1982	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1983	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1984	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1985	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1986	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1987	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1988	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1989	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1990	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1991	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1992	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1993	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1994	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1995	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1996	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1997	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1998	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1999	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
2000	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
2001	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
2002	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
2003	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
2004	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
2005	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
2006	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
2007	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
2008	13.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
2009	13.79 million sq. km	-0.0%
2010	13.79 million sq. km	+0.0%
2011	13.79 million sq. km	+0.0%
2012	13.17 million sq. km	-4.6%
2013	13.17 million sq. km	-0.0%
2014	13.17 million sq. km	-0.0%
2015	13.17 million sq. km	+0.0%
2016	13.17 million sq. km	+0.0%
2017	13.17 million sq. km	+0.0%
2018	13.17 million sq. km	+0.0%
2019	13.17 million sq. km	+0.0%
2020	13.17 million sq. km	+0.0%
2021	13.17 million sq. km	+0.0%
2022	13.17 million sq. km	+0.0%
2023	13.17 million sq. km	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	13.80 million sq. km	13.80 million sq. km	13.80 million sq. km	9
1970s	13.80 million sq. km	13.80 million sq. km	13.80 million sq. km	10
1980s	13.80 million sq. km	13.80 million sq. km	13.80 million sq. km	10
1990s	13.80 million sq. km	13.80 million sq. km	13.80 million sq. km	10
2000s	13.80 million sq. km	13.79 million sq. km	13.80 million sq. km	10
2010s	13.29 million sq. km	13.17 million sq. km	13.79 million sq. km	10
2020s	13.17 million sq. km	13.17 million sq. km	13.17 million sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Arab World

29 Egypt 1.00 million sq. km compare
30 Tanzania 947,300 sq. km compare
31 Nigeria 923,770 sq. km compare
32 Venezuela 912,050 sq. km compare
33 Namibia 824,290 sq. km compare
34 Mozambique 799,380 sq. km compare
35 Pakistan 796,100 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Arab World

Rural population, per capita 0.3996 units per person (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.9% (2025)
Rural population 201.16 million (2025)
Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
Rural population 40.0% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 448.55 current US$ per person (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0595 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Arab World?: Surface area in Arab World was 13.17 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Arab World?: The highest recorded value was 13.80 million sq. km in 2008.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Arab World?: The lowest recorded value was 13.17 million sq. km in 2014.
How does Arab World rank for surface area?: Arab World ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Arab World?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Arab World data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,456 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.