# Land area in World

Land area in World was 129,763,686 km² in 2023. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `land_area`
- Place id: `world`
- Unit: km²
- 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.
- Note: Excludes lakes and major rivers, so it is smaller than the total area often quoted for countries such as Canada.
- Source: World Bank, Land area, km² (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.TOTL.K2)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/land-area/world
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/land-area/world.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=land_area&place=world

| Period | km² |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 129,763,686 |
| 2022 | 129,762,631 |
| 2021 | 129,799,508 |
| 2020 | 129,961,173 |
| 2019 | 129,949,120 |
| 2018 | 129,946,802 |
| 2017 | 129,943,980 |
| 2016 | 129,949,309 |
| 2015 | 129,936,952 |
| 2014 | 129,931,363 |
| 2013 | 129,933,831 |
| 2012 | 129,935,604 |
| 2011 | 127,435,590 |
| 2010 | 127,434,580 |
| 2009 | 127,432,203 |
| 2008 | 127,433,762 |
| 2007 | 127,449,643 |
| 2006 | 127,449,870 |
| 2005 | 127,350,082 |
| 2004 | 127,347,330 |
| 2003 | 127,200,488 |
| 2002 | 127,193,662 |
| 2001 | 127,195,859 |
| 2000 | 127,197,039 |
| 1999 | 127,105,145 |
| 1998 | 127,098,357 |
| 1997 | 127,124,389 |
| 1996 | 127,055,050 |
| 1995 | 127,055,505 |
| 1994 | 127,058,455 |
| 1993 | 127,070,212 |
| 1992 | 125,847,588 |
| 1991 | 104,214,525 |
| 1990 | 104,212,615 |
| 1989 | 104,212,615 |
| 1988 | 104,213,605 |
| 1987 | 104,213,615 |
| 1986 | 104,213,715 |
| 1985 | 104,213,615 |
| 1984 | 104,213,715 |
| 1983 | 104,215,205 |
| 1982 | 104,215,245 |
| 1981 | 104,215,465 |
| 1980 | 104,215,385 |
| 1979 | 104,215,655 |
| 1978 | 104,215,694 |
| 1977 | 104,215,694 |
| 1976 | 104,215,824 |
| 1975 | 104,216,034 |
| 1974 | 104,216,544 |
| 1973 | 104,217,014 |
| 1972 | 104,217,084 |
| 1971 | 104,217,184 |
| 1970 | 104,217,194 |
| 1969 | 104,217,204 |
| 1968 | 104,217,204 |
| 1967 | 104,217,214 |
| 1966 | 104,217,224 |
| 1965 | 104,217,234 |
| 1964 | 104,217,244 |
| 1963 | 104,217,244 |
| 1962 | 104,217,234 |
| 1961 | 104,217,254 |