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Area World, in 35 editions.
The entry for World published Area in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 14 editions. Each is shown as published. Area in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 14
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Total area” (1990 to 1992), “Land area” (1992) and “Area” (1993 to 2025).
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1995 edition
Changed since 1993The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Total area”
510,072,000 km2; 361,132,000 km2 (70.8%) is water and 148,940,000 km2 (29.2%) is land
510,072,000 km2; 361,132,000 km2 (70.8%) is water and 148,940,000 km2 (29.2%) is land
Published as “Total area”
510,072,000 km2
Published as “Land area”
148,940,000 km2 (29.2%)
510,072,000 km2; 361,132,000 km2 (70.8%) is water and
148,940,000 km2 (29.2%) is land
- total area:
- 510.072 million km2
- land area:
- 148.94 million km2
- water area:
- 361.132 million km2
- comparative area:
- land area about 16 times the size of the US
note: 70.8% of the world is water, 29.2% is land
Rewritten: too little of the 1992 text remains to mark the changes.
total area:
510.072 million km2
land area:
148.94 million km2
water area:
361.132 million km2
comparative area: land area about 16 times the size of the US
note:
70.8% of the world is water, 29.2% is land
The entry for World did not include Area.
- total area:
- 510.072 million sq km
- land area:
- 148.94 million sq km
- water area:
- 361.132 million sq km
- comparative area:
- land area about 16 times the size of the US
note: 70.8% of the world is water, 29.2% is land
total area:km2 sq km
land area:km2 sq km
water area:km2 sq km
comparative area: land area about 16 times the size of the US
note:
- total area:
- 510.072 million sq km
- land area:
- 148.94 million sq km
- water area:
- 361.132 million sq km
- comparative area:
- land area about 15 times the size of the US
note: 70.8% of the world is water, 29.2% is land
total area: 510.072 million sq km
land area: 148.94 million sq km
water area: 361.132 million sq km
comparative area: land area about 16 15 times the size of the US
note: 70.8% of the world is water, 29.2% is land
- total:
- 510.072 million sq km
- land:
- 148.94 million sq km
- water:
- 361.132 million sq km
note : 70.8% of the world's surface is water, 29.2% is land
total area: total: 510.072 million sq kmland area: land: 148.94 million sq kmwater area: water: 361.132 million sq kmcomparative area: land area about 15 times the size of the US note : 70.8% of the
note:world world's surface is water, 29.2% is land
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- total:
- 510.072 million sq km
- land:
- 148.94 million sq km
- water:
- 361.132 million sq km
note: 70.8% of the world's surface is water, 29.2% is land
total: 510.072 million sq km
land: 148.94 million sq km
water: 361.132 million sq kmnote : note: 70.8% of the world's surface is water, 29.2% is land
- total:
- 510.072 million sq km land: 148.94 million sq km water: 361.132 million sq km note: 70.8% of the world's surface is water, 29.2% is land
total: 510.072 million sq km
The same text in 6 editions, 2002 to 2007.
- total:
- 510.072 million sq km
- land:
- 148.94 million sq km
- water:
- 361.132 million sq km
note: 70.8% of the world's surface is water, 29.2% is land
total: 510.072 million sq km
land: 148.94 million sq km
water: 361.132 million sq km
note: 70.8% of the world's surface is water, 29.2% is land
- total:
- 510.072 million sq km
- land:
- 148.94 million sq km
- water:
- 361.132 million sq km
note: 70.9% of the world's surface is water, 29.1% is land
total: 510.072 million sq km
land: 148.94 million sq km
water: 361.132 million sq km
note: 70.8% 70.9% of the world's surface is water, 29.2% 29.1% is land
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- total:
- 510.072 million sq km
- land:
- 148.94 million sq km
- water:
- 361.132 million sq km
note: 70.9% of the world's surface is water, 29.1% is land
total:
510.072 million sq km
land:
148.94 million sq km
water:
361.132 million sq km
note:
70.9% of the world's surface is water, 29.1% is land
The same text in 6 editions, 2015 to 2020.
- total:
- 510.072 million sq km
- land:
- 148.94 million sq km
- water:
- 361.132 million sq km
note: 70.9% of the world's surface is water, 29.1% is land
total:
land:
water:
note:
The same text in 2021 and 2022.
- total:
- 510.072 million sq km
- land:
- 148.94 million sq km
- water:
- 361.9 million sq km
note: 70.9% of the world's surface is water, 29.1% is land
total: 510.072 million sq km
land: 148.94 million sq km
water: 361.132 361.9 million sq km
note: 70.9% of the world's surface is water, 29.1% is land
- total:
- 510.072 million sq km
- land:
- 148.94 million sq km
- water:
- 361,899,999 sq km
note: 70.9% of the world's surface is water, 29.1% is land
total: 510.072 million sq km
land: 148.94 million sq km
water: 361.9 million 361,899,999 sq km
note: 70.9% of the world's surface is water, 29.1% is land
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total :
- 510.072 million sq km
- land:
- 148.94 million sq km
- water:
- 361,899,999 sq km
note: 70.9% of the world's surface is water, 29.1% is land
total: total : 510.072 million sq km
land: 148.94 million sq km
water: 361,899,999 sq km
note: 70.9% of the world's surface is water, 29.1% is land
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Central Intelligence Agency. “World: Area.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/world/area.