Year sq. km 1961 2891400 1962 2890640 1963 2893660 1964 2894700 1965 2897460 1966 2897720 1967 2904460 1968 2908030 1969 2915340 1970 2923350 1971 2945260 1972 2966120 1973 2971600 1974 2973500 1975 2964350 1976 2967860 1977 2967300 1978 2964620 1979 2976650 1980 2965280 1981 2928996 1982 2937573.4 1983 2946977.4 1984 3005863.6 1985 3061518 1986 3113648 1987 3171840 1988 3231800 1989 3279248 1990 3332592 1991 3353769 1992 3372964.8 1993 3454776.8 1994 3529829.896 1995 3600665.327 1996 3674980.4050000003 1997 3735540.5319999997 1998 3825103.175 1999 3883136.9979999997 2000 3877667.131 2001 3884881.989 2002 3891671.7309999997 2003 3900000.7690000003 2004 3908430.778 2005 3740756.859 2006 3744807.103 2007 3749130.8890000004 2008 3725150.164 2009 3719986 2010 3723734.8 2011 3725587.0640000002 2012 3727289.727 2013 3729739.441 2014 3729396.0549999997 2015 3731310.289 2016 3736990.6959999995 2017 3745781.733 2018 3745577.057 2019 3738062.876 2020 3747193.8729999997 2021 3747214.785