Surface area (sq. km) in United States
United States: Surface area (sq. km) was 9.83 million sq. km in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
9.83 million sq. km
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 216 countries
All-time high
9.83 million sq. km
in 2008
All-time low
9.63 million sq. km
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Surface area in United States, 1961–2024
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 United States is 9.83 million sq. km, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in United States peaked at 9.83 million sq. km in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.63 million sq. km, in 1961.
United States ranks 3rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Surface area (sq. km) in United States, year by year
| Year | sq. km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.63 million sq. km | — |
| 1962 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.63 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.83 million sq. km | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 9.83 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.83 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.83 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.83 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.83 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.83 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.83 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.83 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.83 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.83 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.83 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.83 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.83 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.83 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.83 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.83 million sq. km | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 9.83 million sq. km is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,689 sq. km, 320.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.63 million sq. km | 9.63 million sq. km | 9.63 million sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.63 million sq. km | 9.63 million sq. km | 9.63 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.63 million sq. km | 9.63 million sq. km | 9.63 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.63 million sq. km | 9.63 million sq. km | 9.63 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.67 million sq. km | 9.63 million sq. km | 9.83 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.83 million sq. km | 9.83 million sq. km | 9.83 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.83 million sq. km | 9.83 million sq. km | 9.83 million sq. km | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More agriculture & rural data for United States
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.4694 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.22 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area in United States?
- Surface area in United States was 9.83 million sq. km in 2024, 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 9.83 million sq. km in 2008.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.63 million sq. km in 1961.
- How does United States rank for surface area?
- United States ranks 3rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United 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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Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.