Land area in Northern America
Northern America: Land area was 1.83 million in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.83 million
Rank
8th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1.85 million
in 2000
All-time low
1.83 million
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Northern America, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 1.83 million for land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Northern America peaked at 1.85 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.83 million, in 2025.
Northern America ranks 8th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.85 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.85 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.85 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.85 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.85 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.83 million | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.85 million | 1.85 million | 1.85 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.85 million | 1.85 million | 1.85 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.85 million | 1.85 million | 1.85 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.84 million | 1.83 million | 1.85 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 795,537 compare
- 6 Australia 769,202 compare
- 7 India 297,319 compare
- 8 Argentina 273,669 compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 269,970 compare
- 10 Algeria 238,174 compare
- 11 Saudi Arabia 214,969 compare
More development goals data for Northern America
- Red List Index 0.8282 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4561 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,615 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 268 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 87 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 113 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 125 (2025)
- Infant deaths 21,716 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Northern America?
- Land area in Northern America was 1.83 million in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.83 million in 2025.
- How does Northern America rank for land area?
- Northern America ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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