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Land area in United States

Land area in the United States was 9,147,420 km² in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 214 countries in 2024.

2024, km²9,147,420
Change on 20230%
Rank3rd of 214Countries ranked
Series high9,161,9202000
Series low9,147,4202008

Land area in United States, 1961 to 2024

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9.15M9.15M9.16M9.16M9.17M19611971198119912001201120241961: 9,158,960 km²1962: 9,158,960 km²1963: 9,158,960 km²1964: 9,158,960 km²1965: 9,158,960 km²1966: 9,158,960 km²1967: 9,158,960 km²1968: 9,158,960 km²1969: 9,158,960 km²1970: 9,158,960 km²1971: 9,158,960 km²1972: 9,158,960 km²1973: 9,158,960 km²1974: 9,158,960 km²1975: 9,158,960 km²1976: 9,158,960 km²1977: 9,158,960 km²1978: 9,158,960 km²1979: 9,158,960 km²1980: 9,158,960 km²1981: 9,158,960 km²1982: 9,158,960 km²1983: 9,158,960 km²1984: 9,158,960 km²1985: 9,158,960 km²1986: 9,158,960 km²1987: 9,158,960 km²1988: 9,158,960 km²1989: 9,158,960 km²1990: 9,158,960 km²1991: 9,158,960 km²1992: 9,158,960 km²1993: 9,158,960 km²1994: 9,158,960 km²1995: 9,158,960 km²1996: 9,158,960 km²1997: 9,158,960 km²1998: 9,158,960 km²1999: 9,158,960 km²2000: 9,161,920 km²2001: 9,161,920 km²2002: 9,161,920 km²2003: 9,161,920 km²2004: 9,161,920 km²2005: 9,161,920 km²2006: 9,161,920 km²2007: 9,161,920 km²2008: 9,147,420 km²2009: 9,147,420 km²2010: 9,147,420 km²2011: 9,147,420 km²2012: 9,147,420 km²2013: 9,147,420 km²2014: 9,147,420 km²2015: 9,147,420 km²2016: 9,147,420 km²2017: 9,147,420 km²2018: 9,147,420 km²2019: 9,147,420 km²2020: 9,147,420 km²2021: 9,147,420 km²2022: 9,147,420 km²2023: 9,147,420 km²2024: 9,147,420 km²
km². Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 64 values
Periodkm²
20249,147,420
20239,147,420
20229,147,420
20219,147,420
20209,147,420
20199,147,420
20189,147,420
20179,147,420
20169,147,420
20159,147,420
20149,147,420
20139,147,420
20129,147,420
20119,147,420
20109,147,420
20099,147,420
20089,147,420
20079,161,920
20069,161,920
20059,161,920
20049,161,920
20039,161,920
20029,161,920
20019,161,920
20009,161,920
19999,158,960
19989,158,960
19979,158,960
19969,158,960
19959,158,960
19949,158,960
19939,158,960
19929,158,960
19919,158,960
19909,158,960
19899,158,960
19889,158,960
19879,158,960
19869,158,960
19859,158,960
19849,158,960
19839,158,960
19829,158,960
19819,158,960
19809,158,960
19799,158,960
19789,158,960
19779,158,960
19769,158,960
19759,158,960
19749,158,960
19739,158,960
19729,158,960
19719,158,960
19709,158,960
19699,158,960
19689,158,960
19679,158,960
19669,158,960
19659,158,960
19649,158,960
19639,158,960
19629,158,960
19619,158,960

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Definition

Total area of a country excluding inland water bodies, national claims to the continental shelf and exclusive economic zones, in km². World Bank series from FAO data.

Excludes lakes and major rivers, so it is smaller than the total area often quoted for countries such as Canada.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Land area, km² (AG.LND.TOTL.K2). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.TOTL.K2. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the land area in United States?

Land area in the United States was 9,147,420 km² in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 214 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Land area, km² (AG.LND.TOTL.K2). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest land area in United States?

9,161,920 km² in 2000, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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