Surface area in Channel Islands
Channel Islands: Surface area was 198 sq. km in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
198 sq. km
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
204th
of 216 countries
All-time high
198 sq. km
in 1961
All-time low
198 sq. km
in 1961
Years of data
61
1961–2021
Surface area in Channel Islands, 1961–2021
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
In 2021, surface area in Channel Islands stood at 198 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in Channel Islands peaked at 198 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 198 sq. km, in 1961.
That places Channel Islands 204th out of 216 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Surface area in Channel Islands, year by year
| Year | sq. km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 198 sq. km | — |
| 1962 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 198 sq. km | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 198 sq. km | 198 sq. km | 198 sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 198 sq. km | 198 sq. km | 198 sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 198 sq. km | 198 sq. km | 198 sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 198 sq. km | 198 sq. km | 198 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 198 sq. km | 198 sq. km | 198 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 198 sq. km | 198 sq. km | 198 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 198 sq. km | 198 sq. km | 198 sq. km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Channel Islands
- 201 Cayman Islands 264 sq. km compare
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 260 sq. km compare
- 203 American Samoa 200 sq. km compare
- 205 Aruba 180 sq. km compare
- 205 Marshall Islands 180 sq. km compare
- 207 Liechtenstein 160 sq. km compare
More agriculture & rural data for Channel Islands
- Rural population 113,473 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 67.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 74.90 million current US$ (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2023)
- Land area 198 sq. km (2021)
- Agricultural land 85.7 sq. km (2021)
- Agricultural land 43.3% (2021)
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 2.9% (2025)
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area in Channel Islands?
- Surface area in Channel Islands was 198 sq. km in 2021, 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 Channel Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 198 sq. km in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in Channel Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 198 sq. km in 1961.
- How does Channel Islands rank for surface area?
- Channel Islands ranks 204th out of 216 countries with data for 2021.
- Is surface area rising or falling in Channel Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Channel Islands 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 61 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.