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Surface area

The full area of a country — land together with inland water bodies.

Unit: km² Period: 1961–2023 Source: FAOSTAT (FAO)
Source: FAO · About the indicator
Average: 650,646 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.

Surface area, 2021–2023

Top-20 · km²

Surface area, 2021–202305M10M15M20MRussiaRussia: 17,125,190 km²17.13MCanadaCanada: 15,634,410 km²15.63MUnited StatesUnited States: 9,831,510 km²9.83MChinaChina: 9,562,910 km²9.56MBrazilBrazil: 8,510,420 km²8.51MAustraliaAustralia: 7,741,220 km²7.74MIndiaIndia: 3,287,260 km²3.29MArgentinaArgentina: 2,780,400 km²2.78MKazakhstanKazakhstan: 2,724,902 km²2.72MAlgeriaAlgeria: 2,381,740 km²2.38MDemocratic Republic of …Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2,344,860 km²2.34MSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km²2.15MMexicoMexico: 1,957,194 km²1.96MIndonesiaIndonesia: 1,916,907 km²1.92MSudanSudan: 1,878,000 km²1.88MLibyaLibya: 1,759,540 km²1.76MIranIran: 1,745,150 km²1.75MMongoliaMongolia: 1,564,116 km²1.56MPeruPeru: 1,285,216 km²1.29MChadChad: 1,284,000 km²1.28M
Surface area — 2021–2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 RU Russia 17.13M 2023 1
2 CA Canada 15.63M 2023 2
3 US United States 9.83M 2023 3
4 CN China 9.56M 2023 4
5 BR Brazil 8.51M 2023 5
6 AU Australia 7.74M 2023 6
7 IN India 3.29M 2023 7
8 AR Argentina 2.78M 2023 8
9 KZ Kazakhstan 2.72M 2023 9
10 DZ Algeria 2.38M 2023 10
11 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.34M 2023 11
12 SA Saudi Arabia 2.15M 2023 12
13 MX Mexico 1.96M 2023 13
14 ID Indonesia 1.92M 2023 14
15 SD Sudan 1.88M 2023 15
16 LY Libya 1.76M 2023 16
17 IR Iran 1.75M 2023 17
18 MN Mongolia 1.56M 2023 18
19 PE Peru 1.29M 2023 19
20 TD Chad 1.28M 2023 20
21 NE Niger 1.27M 2023 21
22 AO Angola 1.25M 2023 22
23 ML Mali 1.24M 2023 23
24 ZA South Africa 1.22M 2023 24
25 CO Colombia 1.14M 2023 25
26 ET Ethiopia 1.14M 2023 26
27 BO Bolivia 1.1M 2023 27
28 MR Mauritania 1.03M 2023 28
29 EG Egypt 1M 2023 29
30 TZ Tanzania 947,300 2023 30
31 NG Nigeria 923,770 2023 31
32 VE Venezuela 912,050 2023 32
33 NA Namibia 824,290 2023 33
34 MZ Mozambique 799,380 2023 34
35 PK Pakistan 796,100 2023 35
36 TR Türkiye 785,350 2023 36
37 CL Chile 757,245 2023 37
38 ZM Zambia 752,610 2023 38
39 MM Myanmar 676,590 2023 39
40 AF Afghanistan 652,870 2023 40
41 SS South Sudan 646,883 2023 41
42 SO Somalia 637,660 2023 42
43 NO Norway 624,500 2023 43
44 CF Central African Republic 622,980 2023 44
45 FR France 606,410 2023 45
46 UA Ukraine 603,550 2023 46
47 KE Kenya 591,969 2023 47
48 MG Madagascar 587,295 2023 48
49 BW Botswana 581,730 2023 49
50 SE Sweden 528,660 2023 50
51 YE Yemen 527,970 2023 51
52 TH Thailand 513,115 2023 52
53 ES Spain 505,976 2023 53
54 TM Turkmenistan 491,209 2023 54
55 CM Cameroon 475,440 2023 55
56 PG Papua New Guinea 462,840 2023 56
57 UZ Uzbekistan 448,920 2023 57
58 MA Morocco 446,550 2023 58
59 IQ Iraq 435,050 2023 59
60 GL Greenland 410,450 2023 60
61 PY Paraguay 406,752 2023 61
62 ZW Zimbabwe 390,760 2023 62
63 JP Japan 377,969 2023 63
64 DE Germany 357,680 2023 64
65 CG Republic of the Congo 342,000 2023 65
66 FI Finland 338,480 2023 66
67 VN Vietnam 331,338 2023 67
68 MY Malaysia 330,411 2023 68
69 CI Côte d'Ivoire 322,460 2023 69
70 PL Poland 313,930 2023 70
71 OM Oman 309,500 2023 71
72 IT Italy 302,070 2023 72
73 PH Philippines 300,000 2023 73
74 BF Burkina Faso 274,200 2023 74
75 NZ New Zealand 267,710 2023 75
76 GA Gabon 267,670 2023 76
77 EC Ecuador 256,370 2023 77
78 GN Guinea 245,860 2023 78
79 GB United Kingdom 243,610 2023 79
80 UG Uganda 241,550 2023 80
81 GH Ghana 238,539 2023 81
82 RO Romania 238,400 2023 82
83 LA Laos 236,800 2023 83
84 GY Guyana 214,970 2023 84
85 BY Belarus 207,629 2023 85
86 KG Kyrgyzstan 199,950 2023 86
87 SN Senegal 196,710 2023 87
88 SY Syria 185,180 2023 88
89 KH Cambodia 181,040 2023 89
90 UY Uruguay 176,220 2023 90
91 SR Suriname 163,820 2023 91
92 TN Tunisia 163,610 2023 92
93 BD Bangladesh 147,570 2023 93
94 NP Nepal 147,180 2023 94
95 DO Dominican Republic 146,839 2023 95
96 TJ Tajikistan 141,379 2023 96
97 GR Greece 131,960 2023 97
98 NI Nicaragua 130,370 2023 98
99 ER Eritrea 121,766 2023 99
100 KP North Korea 120,540 2023 100
101 MW Malawi 118,480 2023 101
102 BJ Benin 114,760 2023 102
103 HN Honduras 112,490 2023 103
104 LR Liberia 111,370 2023 104
105 BG Bulgaria 110,997 2023 105
106 CU Cuba 109,880 2023 106
107 GT Guatemala 108,890 2023 107
108 IS Iceland 103,000 2023 108
109 KR South Korea 100,450 2023 109
110 AE United Arab Emirates 98,648 2023 110
111 HU Hungary 93,030 2023 111
112 PT Portugal 92,230 2023 112
113 JO Jordan 89,318 2023 113
114 HR Croatia 88,070 2023 114
115 AZ Azerbaijan 86,600 2023 115
116 RS Serbia 84,990 2023 116
117 AT Austria 83,879 2023 117
118 CZ Czechia 78,871 2023 118
119 PA Panama 75,320 2023 119
120 SL Sierra Leone 72,300 2023 120
121 IE Ireland 70,280 2023 121
122 GE Georgia 69,700 2023 122
123 LK Sri Lanka 65,610 2023 123
124 LT Lithuania 65,290 2023 124
125 LV Latvia 64,590 2023 125
126 TG Togo 56,790 2023 126
127 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,210 2023 127
128 CR Costa Rica 51,100 2023 128
129 SK Slovakia 49,030 2023 129
130 EE Estonia 45,340 2023 130
131 DK Denmark 42,920 2023 131
132 NL Netherlands 41,540 2023 132
133 CH Switzerland 41,291 2023 133
134 BT Bhutan 38,390 2023 134
135 GW Guinea-Bissau 36,130 2023 135
136 MD Moldova 33,850 2023 136
137 BE Belgium 30,689 2023 137
138 LS Lesotho 30,360 2023 138
139 AM Armenia 29,740 2023 139
140 SB Solomon Islands 28,900 2023 140
141 AL Albania 28,750 2023 141
142 GQ Equatorial Guinea 28,050 2023 142
143 BI Burundi 27,830 2023 143
144 HT Haiti 27,750 2023 144
145 RW Rwanda 26,338 2023 145
146 MK North Macedonia 25,710 2023 146
147 DJ Djibouti 23,200 2023 147
148 BZ Belize 22,966 2023 148
149 IL Israel 22,070 2023 149
150 SV El Salvador 21,040 2023 150
151 SI Slovenia 20,480 2023 151
152 NC New Caledonia 18,580 2023 152
153 FJ Fiji 18,270 2023 153
154 KW Kuwait 17,820 2023 154
155 SZ Eswatini 17,360 2023 155
156 TL Timor-Leste 14,870 2023 156
157 ME Montenegro 13,888 2023 157
158 BS Bahamas 13,880 2023 158
159 FO Faroe Islands 12,960 2023 159
160 VU Vanuatu 12,190 2023 160
161 QA Qatar 11,490 2023 161
162 GM Gambia 11,300 2023 162
163 JM Jamaica 10,990 2023 163
164 LB Lebanon 10,450 2023 164
165 CY Cyprus 9,250 2023 165
166 PR Puerto Rico 8,870 2023 166
167 PS Palestine 6,025 2023 167
168 BN Brunei Darussalam 5,770 2023 168
169 TT Trinidad and Tobago 5,130 2023 169
170 BM Bermuda 4,290 2023 170
171 CV Cabo Verde 4,030 2023 171
172 PF French Polynesia 3,471 2023 172
173 WS Samoa 2,840 2023 173
174 LU Luxembourg 2,590 2023 174
175 MU Mauritius 2,010 2023 175
176 KM Comoros 1,861 2023 176
177 HK Hong Kong 1,110 2023 177
178 ST Sao Tome and Principe 960 2023 178
179 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 950 2023 179
180 KI Kiribati 810 2023 180
181 BH Bahrain 800 2023 181
182 DM Dominica 750 2023 182
183 TO Tonga 750 2023 182
184 SG Singapore 728 2023 184
185 FM Micronesia 700 2023 185
186 LC Saint Lucia 620 2023 186
187 IM Isle of Man 570 2023 187
188 GU Guam 540 2023 188
189 AD Andorra 470 2023 189
190 MP Northern Mariana Islands 460 2023 190
191 PW Palau 460 2023 190
192 SC Seychelles 460 2023 190
193 CW Curaçao 444 2023 193
194 AG Antigua and Barbuda 440 2023 194
195 BB Barbados 430 2023 195
196 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 390 2023 196
197 VI United States Virgin Islands 350 2023 197
198 GD Grenada 340 2023 198
199 MT Malta 320 2023 199
200 MV Maldives 300 2023 200
201 KY Cayman Islands 264 2023 201
202 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 260 2023 202
203 AS American Samoa 200 2023 203
204 JE Channel Islands 198 2021 204
205 AW Aruba 180 2023 205
206 MH Marshall Islands 180 2023 205
207 LI Liechtenstein 160 2023 207
208 VG British Virgin Islands 150 2023 208
209 MC Monaco 75 2023 209
210 SM San Marino 60 2023 210
211 MF Saint Martin 50 2023 211
212 SX Sint Maarten 34 2023 212
213 MO Macao 33 2023 213
214 TV Tuvalu 30 2023 214
215 NR Nauru 20 2023 215
216 GI Gibraltar 10 2023 216
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Maximum 17.13M km²
Median 101,725 km²
Minimum 10 km²
World 141M km²

About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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