What is the highest surface area recorded in Low & middle income?

The highest recorded value was 79.77 million sq. km in 2021.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Low & middle income?

The lowest recorded value was 79.60 million sq. km in 2000.

How does Low & middle income rank for surface area?

Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Low & middle income?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area (sq. km) in Low & middle income

Name: Surface area (sq. km) in Low & middle income
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)

Low & middle income: Surface area (sq. km) was 79.76 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

79.76 million sq. km

Change on year

down 0.0%

Rank

3rd

of 47 groups

All-time high

79.77 million sq. km

in 2021

All-time low

79.60 million sq. km

in 2000

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Low & middle income, 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 Low & middle income is 79.76 million sq. km, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Low & middle income peaked at 79.77 million sq. km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 79.60 million sq. km, in 2000.

That places Low & middle income 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Surface area (sq. km) in Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in Low & middle income, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	79.64 million sq. km	—
1962	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1963	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1964	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1965	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1966	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1967	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1968	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1969	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1970	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1971	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1972	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1973	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1974	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1975	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1976	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1977	79.64 million sq. km	-0.0%
1978	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1979	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1980	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1981	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1982	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1983	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1984	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1985	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1986	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1987	79.64 million sq. km	-0.0%
1988	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1989	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1990	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1991	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1992	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1993	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
1994	79.63 million sq. km	-0.0%
1995	79.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1996	79.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1997	79.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1998	79.61 million sq. km	-0.0%
1999	79.61 million sq. km	+0.0%
2000	79.60 million sq. km	-0.0%
2001	79.60 million sq. km	+0.0%
2002	79.60 million sq. km	+0.0%
2003	79.60 million sq. km	+0.0%
2004	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
2005	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
2006	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
2007	79.64 million sq. km	+0.0%
2008	79.64 million sq. km	-0.0%
2009	79.63 million sq. km	-0.0%
2010	79.63 million sq. km	-0.0%
2011	79.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
2012	79.65 million sq. km	+0.0%
2013	79.65 million sq. km	-0.0%
2014	79.65 million sq. km	-0.0%
2015	79.66 million sq. km	+0.0%
2016	79.66 million sq. km	+0.0%
2017	79.66 million sq. km	+0.0%
2018	79.66 million sq. km	-0.0%
2019	79.76 million sq. km	+0.1%
2020	79.77 million sq. km	+0.0%
2021	79.77 million sq. km	+0.0%
2022	79.76 million sq. km	-0.0%
2023	79.76 million sq. km	-0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	79.64 million sq. km	79.64 million sq. km	79.64 million sq. km	9
1970s	79.64 million sq. km	79.64 million sq. km	79.64 million sq. km	10
1980s	79.64 million sq. km	79.64 million sq. km	79.64 million sq. km	10
1990s	79.63 million sq. km	79.61 million sq. km	79.64 million sq. km	10
2000s	79.62 million sq. km	79.60 million sq. km	79.64 million sq. km	10
2010s	79.66 million sq. km	79.63 million sq. km	79.76 million sq. km	10
2020s	79.76 million sq. km	79.76 million sq. km	79.77 million sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

1 Russia 17.13 million sq. km compare
2 Canada 15.63 million sq. km compare
3 United States 9.83 million sq. km compare
4 China 9.56 million sq. km compare
5 Brazil 8.51 million sq. km compare
6 Australia 7.74 million sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Low & middle income

Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 555.24 current US$ per person (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.1% (2025)
Rural population 46.9% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Rural population 3.18 billion (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Low & middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Low & middle income?: Surface area in Low & middle income was 79.76 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 Low & middle income?: The highest recorded value was 79.77 million sq. km in 2021.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Low & middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 79.60 million sq. km in 2000.
How does Low & middle income rank for surface area?: Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Low & middle income?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Low & middle income 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.