| Date - Field | Pacific Ocean - Area - comparative |
2010 January Area - comparative | about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; almost equal to the total land area of the world |
2009 January Area - comparative | about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; larger than the total land area of the world |
2008 January Area - comparative | about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; larger than the total land area of the world |
2007 January Area - comparative | about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; larger than the total land area of the world |
2006 January Area - comparative | about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; larger than the total land area of the world |
2005 January Area - comparative | about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; larger than the total land area of the world |
2004 January Area - comparative | about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; larger than the total land area of the world |
2003 January Area - comparative | about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; larger than the total land area of the world |
2002 January Area - comparative | about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; larger than the total land area of the world |
2001 January Area - comparative | about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; larger than the total land area of the world |
2000 January Area - comparative | about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; larger than the total land area of the world |