What is the highest surface area recorded in Pacific island small states?

The highest recorded value was 65,150 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Pacific island small states?

The lowest recorded value was 65,150 sq. km in 1961.

How does Pacific island small states rank for surface area?

Pacific island small states ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Pacific island small states?

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

Surface area (sq. km) in Pacific island small states

Name: Surface area (sq. km) in Pacific island small states
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)

Pacific island small states: Surface area (sq. km) was 65,150 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

65,150 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

47th

of 47 groups

All-time high

65,150 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

65,150 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Pacific island small states, 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

In 2023, surface area in Pacific island small states stood at 65,150 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Pacific island small states peaked at 65,150 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 65,150 sq. km, in 1961.

Pacific island small states ranks 47th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Surface area (sq. km) in Pacific island small states, year by year

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in Pacific island small states, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	65,150 sq. km	—
1962	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	65,150 sq. km	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	65,150 sq. km	65,150 sq. km	65,150 sq. km	9
1970s	65,150 sq. km	65,150 sq. km	65,150 sq. km	10
1980s	65,150 sq. km	65,150 sq. km	65,150 sq. km	10
1990s	65,150 sq. km	65,150 sq. km	65,150 sq. km	10
2000s	65,150 sq. km	65,150 sq. km	65,150 sq. km	10
2010s	65,150 sq. km	65,150 sq. km	65,150 sq. km	10
2020s	65,150 sq. km	65,150 sq. km	65,150 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Pacific island small states

44 Central African Republic 622,980 sq. km compare
45 France 606,410 sq. km compare
46 Ukraine 603,550 sq. km compare
47 Kenya 591,970 sq. km compare
48 Madagascar 591,896 sq. km compare
49 Botswana 581,730 sq. km compare
50 Sweden 528,860 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Pacific island small states

Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1709 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.11 billion current US$ (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.1% (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 773.88 current US$ per person (2024)
Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6872 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
Rural population, per capita 0.5912 units per person (2025)
Rural population 59.1% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.88 % change on previous year (2024)

All data for Pacific island small states →

Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Pacific island small states?: Surface area in Pacific island small states was 65,150 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 Pacific island small states?: The highest recorded value was 65,150 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Pacific island small states?: The lowest recorded value was 65,150 sq. km in 1961.
How does Pacific island small states rank for surface area?: Pacific island small states ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Pacific island small states?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Pacific island small states 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.