Land area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Land area was 639,243 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
639,243
Rank
19th
of 32 groups
All-time high
640,139
in 2000
All-time low
639,243
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Southern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in Southern Asia is 639,243, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Southern Asia peaked at 640,139 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 639,243, in 2025.
That places Southern Asia 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land area in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 640,104 | — |
| 2000 | 640,139 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 639,971 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 639,889 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 639,262 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 639,243 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 640,104 | 640,104 | 640,104 | 1 |
| 2000s | 640,139 | 640,139 | 640,139 | 1 |
| 2010s | 639,930 | 639,889 | 639,971 | 2 |
| 2020s | 639,252 | 639,243 | 639,262 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More development goals data for Southern Asia
- Red List Index 0.7877 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 250.81 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 368.28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 144 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 143 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 392 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 641 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 647 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Southern Asia?
- Land area in Southern Asia was 639,243 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 640,139 in 2000.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 639,243 in 2025.
- How does Southern Asia rank for land area?
- Southern Asia ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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