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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 60 km2; land area: 60 km2
1991 60 km2; land area: 60 km2
1992 60 km2
1992 60 km2; includes the island of Diego Garcia
1993 total area: 60 km2 land area: 60 km2 comparative area: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC note: includes the island of Diego Garcia
1994 total area: 60 sq km land area: 60 sq km comparative area: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC note: includes the island of Diego Garcia
1995 total area: 60 sq km land area: 60 sq km comparative area: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC note: includes the island of Diego Garcia
1996 total area: 60 sq km land area: 60 sq km comparative area: about 0.5 times the size of Washington, DC note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago
1997 total: 60 sq km land : 60 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago
1998 total: 60 sq km land: 60 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago
1999 total: 60 sq km land: 60 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago
2000 total: 60 sq km land: 60 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago
2001 total: 60 sq km land: 60 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago
2002 total: 60 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago water: 0 sq km land: 60 sq km
2003 total: 60 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago water: 0 sq km land: 60 sq km
2004 total: 60 sq km land: 60 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago
2005 total: 60 sq km land: 60 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago
2006 total: 54,400 sq km land: 60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km water: 54,340 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
2007 total: 54,400 sq km land: 60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km water: 54,340 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
2008 total: 54,400 sq km land: 60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km water: 54,340 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
2009 total: 54,400 sq km country comparison to the world: 127 land: 60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km water: 54,340 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
2010 total: 54,400 sq km country comparison to the world: 127 land: 60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km water: 54,340 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
2011 total: 54,400 sq km country comparison to the world: 128 land: 60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km water: 54,340 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
2012 total: 54,400 sq km country comparison to the world: 128 land: 60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km water: 54,340 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
2013 total: 54,400 sq km country comparison to the world: 128 land: 60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km water: 54,340 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
2014 total: 54,400 sq km country comparison to the world: 128 land: 60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km water: 54,340 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
2015 total: 54,400 sq km | land: 60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km | water: 54,340 sq km | note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands | country comparison to the world: 128
2016 total: 60 sq km | land: 60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km | water: 54,340 sq km | note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands | country comparison to the world: 128
2017 total: 60 sq km | land: 60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km | water: 54,340 sq km | note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands | country comparison to the world: 230
2018 total: 60 sq km | land: 60 sq km (44 Diego Garcia) | water: 54,340 sq km | note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
2019 total: 60 sq km | land: 60 sq km (44 Diego Garcia) | water: 54,340 sq km | note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
2020 total: 60 sq km | land: 60 sq km (44 Diego Garcia) | water: 54,340 sq km | note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
2021 total: 60 sq km land: 60 sq km (44 Diego Garcia) water: 54,340 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
2022 total: 60 sq km land: 60 sq km (44 Diego Garcia) water: 54,340 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
2023 total: 60 sq km land: 60 sq km (44 Diego Garcia) water: 54,340 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
2024 total : 60 sq km land: 60 sq km (44 Diego Garcia) water: 54,340 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
2025 total : 60 sq km land: 60 sq km (44 Diego Garcia) water: 54,340 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands