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Land area

The area of a country excluding inland water bodies — the denominator for every land share.

Unit: km² Period: 1961–2023 Source: FAOSTAT (FAO)
Source: FAO · About the indicator
Average: 600,759 km² Countries: 216

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2021 to 2023.

Land area, 2021–2023

Top-20 · km²

Land area, 2021–202305M10M15M20MRussiaRussia: 16,376,870 km²16.38MChinaChina: 9,388,210 km²9.39MUnited StatesUnited States: 9,147,420 km²9.15MCanadaCanada: 8,788,700 km²8.79MBrazilBrazil: 8,358,140 km²8.36MAustraliaAustralia: 7,692,020 km²7.69MIndiaIndia: 2,973,190 km²2.97MArgentinaArgentina: 2,736,690 km²2.74MKazakhstanKazakhstan: 2,699,700 km²2.7MAlgeriaAlgeria: 2,381,740 km²2.38MDemocratic Republic of …Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2,267,050 km²2.27MSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km²2.15MMexicoMexico: 1,943,950 km²1.94MIndonesiaIndonesia: 1,892,555 km²1.89MSudanSudan: 1,868,000 km²1.87MLibyaLibya: 1,759,540 km²1.76MIranIran: 1,622,500 km²1.62MMongoliaMongolia: 1,558,500 km²1.56MPeruPeru: 1,280,000 km²1.28MNigerNiger: 1,266,700 km²1.27M
Land area — 2021–2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 RU Russia 16.38M 2023 1
2 CN China 9.39M 2023 2
3 US United States 9.15M 2023 3
4 CA Canada 8.79M 2023 4
5 BR Brazil 8.36M 2023 5
6 AU Australia 7.69M 2023 6
7 IN India 2.97M 2023 7
8 AR Argentina 2.74M 2023 8
9 KZ Kazakhstan 2.7M 2023 9
10 DZ Algeria 2.38M 2023 10
11 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.27M 2023 11
12 SA Saudi Arabia 2.15M 2023 12
13 MX Mexico 1.94M 2023 13
14 ID Indonesia 1.89M 2023 14
15 SD Sudan 1.87M 2023 15
16 LY Libya 1.76M 2023 16
17 IR Iran 1.62M 2023 17
18 MN Mongolia 1.56M 2023 18
19 PE Peru 1.28M 2023 19
20 NE Niger 1.27M 2023 20
21 TD Chad 1.26M 2023 21
22 AO Angola 1.25M 2023 22
23 ML Mali 1.22M 2023 23
24 ZA South Africa 1.21M 2023 24
25 ET Ethiopia 1.13M 2023 25
26 CO Colombia 1.11M 2023 26
27 BO Bolivia 1.08M 2023 27
28 MR Mauritania 1.03M 2023 28
29 EG Egypt 995,450 2023 29
30 NG Nigeria 910,770 2023 30
31 TZ Tanzania 885,800 2023 31
32 VE Venezuela 882,050 2023 32
33 NA Namibia 823,290 2023 33
34 MZ Mozambique 786,380 2023 34
35 PK Pakistan 770,880 2023 35
36 TR Türkiye 769,630 2023 36
37 ZM Zambia 743,390 2023 37
38 CL Chile 742,832 2023 38
39 MM Myanmar 652,670 2023 39
40 AF Afghanistan 652,230 2023 40
41 SS South Sudan 631,930 2023 41
42 SO Somalia 627,340 2023 42
43 CF Central African Republic 622,980 2023 43
44 MG Madagascar 581,800 2023 44
45 KE Kenya 580,876 2023 45
46 UA Ukraine 579,400 2023 46
47 BW Botswana 566,730 2023 47
48 FR France 538,950 2023 48
49 YE Yemen 527,970 2023 49
50 TH Thailand 510,890 2023 50
51 ES Spain 499,697 2023 51
52 CM Cameroon 472,710 2023 52
53 TM Turkmenistan 469,930 2023 53
54 PG Papua New Guinea 452,860 2023 54
55 MA Morocco 446,300 2023 55
56 UZ Uzbekistan 440,650 2023 56
57 IQ Iraq 434,130 2023 57
58 GL Greenland 410,450 2023 58
59 SE Sweden 407,270 2023 59
60 PY Paraguay 396,012 2023 60
61 ZW Zimbabwe 386,850 2023 61
62 JP Japan 364,569 2023 62
63 NO Norway 364,270 2023 63
64 DE Germany 349,430 2023 64
65 CG Republic of the Congo 341,500 2023 65
66 MY Malaysia 328,550 2023 66
67 CI Côte d'Ivoire 318,000 2023 67
68 VN Vietnam 313,429 2023 68
69 OM Oman 309,500 2023 69
70 PL Poland 306,270 2023 70
71 FI Finland 303,960 2023 71
72 PH Philippines 298,170 2023 72
73 IT Italy 295,720 2023 73
74 BF Burkina Faso 273,600 2023 74
75 NZ New Zealand 263,310 2023 75
76 GA Gabon 257,670 2023 76
77 EC Ecuador 248,360 2023 77
78 GN Guinea 245,720 2023 78
79 GB United Kingdom 241,930 2023 79
80 LA Laos 230,800 2023 80
81 RO Romania 230,080 2023 81
82 GH Ghana 227,533 2023 82
83 GY Guyana 211,140 2023 83
84 BY Belarus 202,983 2023 84
85 UG Uganda 200,520 2023 85
86 SN Senegal 192,530 2023 86
87 KG Kyrgyzstan 191,800 2023 87
88 SY Syria 183,630 2023 88
89 KH Cambodia 176,520 2023 89
90 UY Uruguay 175,020 2023 90
91 SR Suriname 160,508 2023 91
92 TN Tunisia 155,360 2023 92
93 NP Nepal 143,350 2023 93
94 TJ Tajikistan 138,790 2023 94
95 BD Bangladesh 129,980 2023 95
96 GR Greece 128,900 2023 96
97 ER Eritrea 121,178 2023 97
98 KP North Korea 120,410 2023 98
99 NI Nicaragua 120,340 2023 99
100 BJ Benin 112,760 2023 100
101 HN Honduras 111,890 2023 101
102 BG Bulgaria 108,560 2023 102
103 GT Guatemala 107,160 2023 103
104 CU Cuba 103,800 2023 104
105 IS Iceland 100,830 2023 105
106 KR South Korea 97,600 2023 106
107 LR Liberia 96,320 2023 107
108 MW Malawi 94,280 2023 108
109 PT Portugal 91,606 2023 109
110 HU Hungary 91,260 2023 110
111 JO Jordan 88,794 2023 111
112 RS Serbia 84,090 2023 112
113 AZ Azerbaijan 82,650 2023 113
114 AT Austria 82,520 2023 114
115 CZ Czechia 77,167 2023 115
116 PA Panama 74,180 2023 116
117 SL Sierra Leone 72,180 2023 117
118 AE United Arab Emirates 71,020 2023 118
119 GE Georgia 69,490 2023 119
120 IE Ireland 68,890 2023 120
121 LT Lithuania 62,600 2023 121
122 LV Latvia 62,230 2023 122
123 LK Sri Lanka 61,860 2023 123
124 HR Croatia 55,960 2023 124
125 TG Togo 54,390 2023 125
126 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,200 2023 126
127 CR Costa Rica 51,060 2023 127
128 DO Dominican Republic 48,198 2023 128
129 SK Slovakia 48,080 2023 129
130 EE Estonia 42,730 2023 130
131 DK Denmark 40,000 2023 131
132 CH Switzerland 39,510 2023 132
133 BT Bhutan 38,140 2023 133
134 NL Netherlands 33,670 2023 134
135 MD Moldova 32,930 2023 135
136 BE Belgium 30,494 2023 136
137 LS Lesotho 30,360 2023 137
138 AM Armenia 28,199 2023 138
139 GW Guinea-Bissau 28,120 2023 139
140 GQ Equatorial Guinea 28,050 2023 140
141 SB Solomon Islands 27,990 2023 141
142 HT Haiti 27,560 2023 142
143 AL Albania 27,400 2023 143
144 BI Burundi 25,680 2023 144
145 MK North Macedonia 25,220 2023 145
146 RW Rwanda 24,670 2023 146
147 DJ Djibouti 23,180 2023 147
148 BZ Belize 22,810 2023 148
149 IL Israel 21,640 2023 149
150 SV El Salvador 20,720 2023 150
151 SI Slovenia 20,135 2023 151
152 NC New Caledonia 18,280 2023 152
153 FJ Fiji 18,270 2023 153
154 KW Kuwait 17,820 2023 154
155 SZ Eswatini 17,200 2023 155
156 TL Timor-Leste 14,870 2023 156
157 ME Montenegro 13,450 2023 157
158 VU Vanuatu 12,190 2023 158
159 QA Qatar 11,490 2023 159
160 JM Jamaica 10,830 2023 160
161 LB Lebanon 10,230 2023 161
162 GM Gambia 10,120 2023 162
163 BS Bahamas 10,010 2023 163
164 CY Cyprus 9,240 2023 164
165 PR Puerto Rico 8,870 2023 165
166 PS Palestine 6,025 2023 166
167 BN Brunei Darussalam 5,270 2023 167
168 TT Trinidad and Tobago 5,130 2023 168
169 CV Cabo Verde 4,030 2023 169
170 PF French Polynesia 3,471 2023 170
171 WS Samoa 2,780 2023 171
172 LU Luxembourg 2,574 2023 172
173 MU Mauritius 1,997 2023 173
174 KM Comoros 1,861 2023 174
175 FO Faroe Islands 1,370 2023 175
176 HK Hong Kong 1,050 2023 176
177 ST Sao Tome and Principe 960 2023 177
178 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 950 2023 178
179 KI Kiribati 810 2023 179
180 BH Bahrain 800 2023 180
181 DM Dominica 750 2023 181
182 TO Tonga 720 2023 182
183 SG Singapore 718 2023 183
184 FM Micronesia 700 2023 184
185 LC Saint Lucia 610 2023 185
186 IM Isle of Man 570 2023 186
187 GU Guam 540 2023 187
188 AD Andorra 470 2023 188
189 MP Northern Mariana Islands 460 2023 189
190 PW Palau 460 2023 189
191 SC Seychelles 460 2023 189
192 CW Curaçao 444 2023 192
193 AG Antigua and Barbuda 440 2023 193
194 BB Barbados 430 2023 194
195 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 390 2023 195
196 VI United States Virgin Islands 350 2023 196
197 GD Grenada 340 2023 197
198 MT Malta 320 2023 198
199 MV Maldives 298 2023 199
200 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 260 2023 200
201 KY Cayman Islands 240 2023 201
202 AS American Samoa 200 2023 202
203 JE Channel Islands 198 2021 203
204 AW Aruba 180 2023 204
205 MH Marshall Islands 180 2023 204
206 LI Liechtenstein 160 2023 206
207 VG British Virgin Islands 150 2023 207
208 SM San Marino 60 2023 208
209 BM Bermuda 54 2023 209
210 MF Saint Martin 50 2023 210
211 SX Sint Maarten 34 2023 211
212 MO Macao 33 2023 212
213 TV Tuvalu 30 2023 213
214 NR Nauru 20 2023 214
215 GI Gibraltar 10 2023 215
216 MC Monaco 2 2023 216
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Maximum 16.38M km²
Median 92,943 km²
Minimum 2 km²
World 130M km²

About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
km²
Observation period
1961–2023
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
FAOSTAT

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