What is the highest surface area recorded in Euro area?

The highest recorded value was 3.02 million sq. km in 2023.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Euro area?

The lowest recorded value was 2.93 million sq. km in 2000.

How does Euro area rank for surface area?

Euro area ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Euro area?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area (sq. km) in Euro area

Name: Surface area (sq. km) in Euro area
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)

Euro area: Surface area (sq. km) was 3.02 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

3.02 million sq. km

Change on year

up 0.0%

Rank

42nd

of 47 groups

All-time high

3.02 million sq. km

in 2023

All-time low

2.93 million sq. km

in 2000

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Euro area, 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

The most recent figure for surface area in Euro area is 3.02 million sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Euro area peaked at 3.02 million sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.93 million sq. km, in 2000.

That places Euro area 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Surface area (sq. km) in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in Euro area, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	2.93 million sq. km	—
1962	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1963	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1964	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1965	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1966	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1967	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1968	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1969	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1970	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1971	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1972	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1973	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1974	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1975	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1976	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1977	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1978	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1979	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1980	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1981	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1982	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1983	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1984	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1985	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1986	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1987	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1988	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1989	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1990	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1991	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1992	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1993	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1994	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1995	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1996	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1997	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
1998	2.93 million sq. km	-0.0%
1999	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
2000	2.93 million sq. km	-0.0%
2001	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
2002	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
2003	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
2004	2.93 million sq. km	-0.0%
2005	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
2006	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
2007	2.93 million sq. km	-0.0%
2008	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
2009	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
2010	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
2011	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
2012	2.93 million sq. km	+0.0%
2013	2.96 million sq. km	+1.1%
2014	2.96 million sq. km	+0.0%
2015	2.96 million sq. km	+0.0%
2016	2.96 million sq. km	+0.0%
2017	2.96 million sq. km	-0.0%
2018	2.96 million sq. km	+0.0%
2019	2.96 million sq. km	+0.0%
2020	3.02 million sq. km	+1.9%
2021	3.02 million sq. km	+0.0%
2022	3.02 million sq. km	+0.0%
2023	3.02 million sq. km	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.93 million sq. km	2.93 million sq. km	2.93 million sq. km	9
1970s	2.93 million sq. km	2.93 million sq. km	2.93 million sq. km	10
1980s	2.93 million sq. km	2.93 million sq. km	2.93 million sq. km	10
1990s	2.93 million sq. km	2.93 million sq. km	2.93 million sq. km	10
2000s	2.93 million sq. km	2.93 million sq. km	2.93 million sq. km	10
2010s	2.95 million sq. km	2.93 million sq. km	2.96 million sq. km	10
2020s	3.02 million sq. km	3.02 million sq. km	3.02 million sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Euro area

39 Myanmar 676,578 sq. km compare
40 Afghanistan 652,870 sq. km compare
41 South Sudan 646,883 sq. km compare
42 Somalia 637,657 sq. km compare
43 Norway 624,500 sq. km compare
44 Central African Republic 622,980 sq. km compare
45 France 606,410 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Euro area

Rural population, per capita 0.2252 units per person (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 776.52 current US$ per person (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3014 % change on previous year (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 278.51 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2025)
Rural population 22.5% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)

All data for Euro area →

Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Euro area?: Surface area in Euro area was 3.02 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 Euro area?: The highest recorded value was 3.02 million sq. km in 2023.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Euro area?: The lowest recorded value was 2.93 million sq. km in 2000.
How does Euro area rank for surface area?: Euro area ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Euro area?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Euro area 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, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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