What is the highest surface area recorded in Upper middle income?

The highest recorded value was 45.30 million sq. km in 2019.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Upper middle income?

The lowest recorded value was 45.19 million sq. km in 2013.

How does Upper middle income rank for surface area?

Upper middle income ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Upper middle income?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area (sq. km) in Upper middle income

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

Upper middle income: Surface area (sq. km) was 45.28 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

45.28 million sq. km

Change on year

down 0.0%

Rank

8th

of 47 groups

All-time high

45.30 million sq. km

in 2019

All-time low

45.19 million sq. km

in 2013

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Upper 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 Upper middle income is 45.28 million sq. km, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Upper middle income peaked at 45.30 million sq. km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.19 million sq. km, in 2013.

That places Upper middle income 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in Upper middle income, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	45.22 million sq. km	—
1962	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1963	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1964	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1965	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1966	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1967	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1968	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1969	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1970	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1971	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1972	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1973	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1974	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1975	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1976	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1977	45.22 million sq. km	-0.0%
1978	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1979	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1980	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1981	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1982	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1983	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1984	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1985	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1986	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1987	45.22 million sq. km	-0.0%
1988	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1989	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1990	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1991	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1992	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1993	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1994	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1995	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1996	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1997	45.22 million sq. km	+0.0%
1998	45.19 million sq. km	-0.1%
1999	45.19 million sq. km	+0.0%
2000	45.19 million sq. km	-0.0%
2001	45.19 million sq. km	+0.0%
2002	45.19 million sq. km	+0.0%
2003	45.19 million sq. km	+0.0%
2004	45.19 million sq. km	+0.0%
2005	45.19 million sq. km	+0.0%
2006	45.19 million sq. km	+0.0%
2007	45.19 million sq. km	+0.0%
2008	45.19 million sq. km	-0.0%
2009	45.19 million sq. km	-0.0%
2010	45.19 million sq. km	-0.0%
2011	45.19 million sq. km	+0.0%
2012	45.19 million sq. km	+0.0%
2013	45.19 million sq. km	-0.0%
2014	45.19 million sq. km	+0.0%
2015	45.19 million sq. km	+0.0%
2016	45.19 million sq. km	+0.0%
2017	45.20 million sq. km	+0.0%
2018	45.20 million sq. km	+0.0%
2019	45.30 million sq. km	+0.2%
2020	45.29 million sq. km	-0.0%
2021	45.29 million sq. km	+0.0%
2022	45.28 million sq. km	-0.0%
2023	45.28 million sq. km	-0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	45.22 million sq. km	45.22 million sq. km	45.22 million sq. km	9
1970s	45.22 million sq. km	45.22 million sq. km	45.22 million sq. km	10
1980s	45.22 million sq. km	45.22 million sq. km	45.22 million sq. km	10
1990s	45.22 million sq. km	45.19 million sq. km	45.22 million sq. km	10
2000s	45.19 million sq. km	45.19 million sq. km	45.19 million sq. km	10
2010s	45.20 million sq. km	45.19 million sq. km	45.30 million sq. km	10
2020s	45.29 million sq. km	45.28 million sq. km	45.29 million sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

5 Brazil 8.51 million sq. km compare
6 Australia 7.74 million sq. km compare
7 India 3.29 million sq. km compare
8 Argentina 2.78 million sq. km compare
9 Kazakhstan 2.72 million sq. km compare
10 Algeria 2.38 million sq. km compare
11 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.35 million sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Upper middle income

Rural population, per capita 0.3177 units per person (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 748.69 current US$ per person (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9329 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.31 trillion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.9% (2025)
Rural population 978.15 million (2025)
Rural population 31.8% (2025)
Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0687 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Upper middle income?: Surface area in Upper middle income was 45.28 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 Upper middle income?: The highest recorded value was 45.30 million sq. km in 2019.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Upper middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 45.19 million sq. km in 2013.
How does Upper middle income rank for surface area?: Upper middle income ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Upper middle income?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Upper 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.