World Surface Area 1961-2025

World surface area for 2021 was 140,486,937, a 4.27% increase from 2020.
  • World surface area for 2020 was 134,732,038, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • World surface area for 2019 was 134,725,643, a 0.07% increase from 2018.
  • World surface area for 2018 was 134,627,209, a 0% increase from 2017.
Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.