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Area - comparative
Indian Ocean — 32 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | slightly less than eight times the size of the US; third-largest ocean (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Arctic Ocean) |
| 1991 | slightly less than eight times the size of the US; third-largest ocean (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Arctic Ocean) |
| 1992 | slightly less than eight times the size of the US; third-largest ocean (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Arctic Ocean) |
| 1997 | slightly less than eight times the size of the US; third-largest ocean (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Arctic Ocean) |
| 1998 | slightly less than eight times the size of the US; third-largest ocean (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Arctic Ocean) |
| 1999 | slightly less than eight times the size of the US; third-largest ocean (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Arctic Ocean) |
| 2000 | about 5.5 times the size of the US |
| 2001 | about 5.5 times the size of the US |
| 2002 | about 5.5 times the size of the US |
| 2003 | about 5.5 times the size of the US |
| 2004 | about 5.5 times the size of the US |
| 2005 | about 5.5 times the size of the US |
| 2006 | about 5.5 times the size of the US |
| 2007 | about 5.5 times the size of the US |
| 2008 | about 5.5 times the size of the US |
| 2009 | about 5.5 times the size of the US |
| 2010 | about 5.5 times the size of the US |
| 2011 | about 5.5 times the size of the US |
| 2012 | about 5.5 times the size of the US |
| 2013 | about 5.5 times the size of the US |
| 2014 | about 5.5 times the size of the US |
| 2015 | about 5.5 times the size of the US |
| 2016 | almost 7 times the size of the US |
| 2017 | almost 7 times the size of the US |
| 2018 | almost 7 times the size of the US |
| 2019 | almost 7 times the size of the US |
| 2020 | almost 7 times the size of the US |
| 2021 | almost 7 times the size of the US |
| 2022 | almost 7 times the size of the US |
| 2023 | almost 7 times the size of the US |
| 2024 | almost 7 times the size of the US |
| 2025 | almost seven times the size of the US |