Land area in World
World: Land area was 13.02 million ha th in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
13.02 million ha th
Rank
1st
of 38 groups
All-time high
13.03 million ha th
in 1990
All-time low
13.02 million ha th
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Land area in World, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in World is 13.02 million ha th, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in World peaked at 13.03 million ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.02 million ha th, in 2025.
World ranks 1st of 38 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.03 million ha th | 13.03 million ha th | 13.03 million ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.03 million ha th | 13.03 million ha th | 13.03 million ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.03 million ha th | 13.03 million ha th | 13.03 million ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 13.02 million ha th | 13.02 million ha th | 13.03 million ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near World
More development goals data for World
- Red List Index 0.7449 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 444.14 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,956 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1,126 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1,110 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 366 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3,606 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7,377 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8,098 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in World?
- Land area in World was 13.02 million ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 13.03 million ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.02 million ha th in 2025.
- How does World rank for land area?
- World ranks 1st out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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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