Land area

214 countries, 2023. Unit: km².

First in the ranking
16,376,870 km²
Russia
Median country
95,300 km²
half above, half below
World total
129.8 mn km²
World Bank aggregate
Range
2 to 16,376,870
Monaco - Russia

How to read it

Across 214 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Russia (16,376,870 km²) and the lowest in Monaco (2 km²).

The median country is at 95,300 km²: half are above, half below.

For the world as a total, the value rose from 127,058,455 km² in 1994 to 129,763,686 km² in 2023.

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.

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Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/RL, publisher: Food and Agriculture… · via World Bank WDI (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) · licence

Land area over time

km²

Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Russia16,376,870Europe
2China9,388,210Asia
3United States9,147,420North America
4Canada8,788,700North America
5Brazil8,358,140South America
6Australia7,692,020Oceania
7India2,973,190Asia
8Argentina2,736,690South America
9Kazakhstan2,699,700Asia
10Algeria2,381,740Africa
11Democratic Republic of the Congo2,267,050Africa
12Saudi Arabia2,149,690Asia
13Mexico1,943,950North America
14Indonesia1,892,555Asia
15Sudan1,868,000Africa
16Libya1,759,540Africa
17Iran1,622,500Asia
18Mongolia1,558,500Asia
19Peru1,280,000South America
20Niger1,266,700Africa
21Chad1,259,200Africa
22Angola1,246,700Africa
23Mali1,220,190Africa
24South Africa1,213,090Africa
25Ethiopia1,128,499Africa
26Colombia1,109,500South America
27Bolivia1,083,300South America
28Mauritania1,030,700Africa
29Egypt995,450Africa
30Nigeria910,770Africa
31Tanzania885,800Africa
32Venezuela882,050South America
33Namibia823,290Africa
34Mozambique786,380Africa
35Pakistan770,880Asia
36Türkiye769,630Asia
37Zambia743,390Africa
38Chile742,832South America
39Myanmar652,670Asia
40Afghanistan652,230Asia
41South Sudan631,930Africa
42Somalia627,340Africa
43Central African Republic622,980Africa
44Madagascar581,800Africa
45Kenya580,876Africa
46Ukraine579,400Europe
47Botswana566,730Africa
48France538,950Europe
49Yemen527,970Asia
50Thailand510,890Asia
51Spain499,697Europe
52Cameroon472,710Africa
53Turkmenistan469,930Asia
54Papua New Guinea452,860Oceania
55Morocco446,300Africa
56Uzbekistan440,650Asia
57Iraq434,130Asia
58Greenland410,450North America
59Sweden407,270Europe
60Paraguay396,012South America
61Zimbabwe386,850Africa
62Japan364,569Asia
63Norway364,270Europe
64Germany349,430Europe
65Republic of the Congo341,500Africa
66Malaysia328,550Asia
67Côte d'Ivoire318,000Africa
68Vietnam313,429Asia
69Oman309,500Asia
70Poland306,270Europe
71Finland303,960Europe
72Philippines298,170Asia
73Italy295,720Europe
74Burkina Faso273,600Africa
75New Zealand263,310Oceania
76Gabon257,670Africa
77Ecuador248,360South America
78Guinea245,720Africa
79United Kingdom241,930Europe
80Laos230,800Asia
81Romania230,080Europe
82Ghana227,533Africa
83Guyana211,140South America
84Belarus202,983Europe
85Uganda200,520Africa
86Senegal192,530Africa
87Kyrgyzstan191,800Asia
88Syria183,630Asia
89Cambodia176,520Asia
90Uruguay175,020South America
91Suriname160,508South America
92Tunisia155,360Africa
93Nepal143,350Asia
94Tajikistan138,790Asia
95Bangladesh129,980Asia
96Greece128,900Europe
97Eritrea121,178Africa
98North Korea120,410Asia
99Nicaragua120,340North America
100Benin112,760Africa
101Honduras111,890North America
102Bulgaria108,560Europe
103Guatemala107,160North America
104Cuba103,800North America
105Iceland100,830Europe
106South Korea97,600Asia
107Liberia96,320Africa
108Malawi94,280Africa
109Portugal91,606Europe
110Hungary91,260Europe
111Jordan88,794Asia
112Serbia84,090Europe
113Azerbaijan82,650Asia
114Austria82,520Europe
115Czechia77,167Europe
116Panama74,180North America
117Sierra Leone72,180Africa
118United Arab Emirates71,020Asia
119Georgia69,490Asia
120Ireland68,890Europe
121Lithuania62,600Europe
122Latvia62,230Europe
123Sri Lanka61,860Asia
124Croatia55,960Europe
125Togo54,390Africa
126Bosnia and Herzegovina51,200Europe
127Costa Rica51,060North America
128Dominican Republic48,198North America
129Slovakia48,080Europe
130Estonia42,730Europe
131Denmark40,000Europe
132Switzerland39,510Europe
133Bhutan38,140Asia
134Netherlands33,670Europe
135Moldova32,930Europe
136Belgium30,494Europe
137Lesotho30,360Africa
138Armenia28,199Asia
139Guinea-Bissau28,120Africa
140Equatorial Guinea28,050Africa
141Solomon Islands27,990Oceania
142Haiti27,560North America
143Albania27,400Europe
144Burundi25,680Africa
145North Macedonia25,220Europe
146Rwanda24,670Africa
147Djibouti23,180Africa
148Belize22,810North America
149Israel21,640Asia
150El Salvador20,720North America
151Slovenia20,135Europe
152New Caledonia18,280Oceania
153Fiji18,270Oceania
154Kuwait17,820Asia
155Eswatini17,200Africa
156Timor-Leste14,870Asia
157Montenegro13,450Europe
158Vanuatu12,190Oceania
159Qatar11,490Asia
160Jamaica10,830North America
161Lebanon10,230Asia
162The Gambia10,120Africa
163Bahamas10,010North America
164Cyprus9,240Asia
165Puerto Rico8,870North America
166Palestine6,025Asia
167Brunei5,270Asia
168Trinidad and Tobago5,130North America
169Cabo Verde4,030Africa
170French Polynesia3,471Oceania
171Samoa2,780Oceania
172Luxembourg2,574Europe
173Mauritius1,997Africa
174Comoros1,861Africa
175Faroe Islands1,370Europe
176Hong Kong1,050Asia
177São Tomé and Principe960Africa
178Turks and Caicos Islands950North America
179Kiribati810Oceania
180Bahrain800Asia
181Dominica750North America
182Tonga720Oceania
183Singapore718Asia
184Federated States of Micronesia700Oceania
185Saint Lucia610North America
186Isle of Man570Europe
187Guam540Oceania
188Andorra470Europe
189Northern Mariana Islands460Oceania
190Palau460Oceania
191Seychelles460Africa
192Curaçao444North America
193Antigua and Barbuda440North America
194Barbados430North America
195Saint Vincent and the Grenadines390North America
196United States Virgin Islands350North America
197Grenada340North America
198Malta320Europe
199Maldives298Asia
200Saint Kitts and Nevis260North America
201Cayman Islands240North America
202American Samoa200Oceania
203Aruba180North America
204Marshall Islands180Oceania
205Liechtenstein160Europe
206British Virgin Islands150North America
207San Marino60Europe
208Bermuda54North America
209Saint-Martin50North America
210Sint Maarten34North America
211Macao33Asia
212Tuvalu30Oceania
213Nauru20Oceania
214Monaco2Europe
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Biggest changes, 2013-2023

% change · 214 countries

Largest increase

  1. Macao 30 → 33 +9%
  2. Guyana 196,850 → 211,140 +7%
  3. Bahrain 770 → 800 +4%
  4. Monaco 2 → 2 +3%
  5. Kenya 569,140 → 580,876 +2%

Largest decrease

  1. Serbia 87,460 → 84,090 −4%
  2. Canada 8,965,590 → 8,788,700 −2%
  3. Faroe Islands 1,396 → 1,370 −2%
  4. Samoa 2,830 → 2,780 −2%
  5. Estonia 43,470 → 42,730 −2%

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Land area - continent medians

km²

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0 200k 400k 600k 800k 1 mn 1961 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,770 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1962 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,760 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1963 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,765 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1964 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,765 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1965 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,760 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1966 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,755 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1967 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,750 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1968 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,745 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1969 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,745 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1970 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,740 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1971 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,735 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1972 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,735 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1973 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,735 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1974 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,735 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1975 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,735 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1976 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,725 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1977 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,730 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1978 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,735 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1979 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,710 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1980 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,705 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1981 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,700 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1982 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,695 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1983 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,690 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1984 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,690 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1985 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,690 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1986 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,690 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1987 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,690 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1988 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,685 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1989 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,685 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1990 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,685 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 3,660 1991 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 90,685 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 1992 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 68,890 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 1993 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 68,890 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 1994 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 68,890 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 1995 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 68,890 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 1996 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 68,890 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 1997 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 68,890 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 1998 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 68,890 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 1999 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,760 Europe: 68,890 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 2000 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,680 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 2001 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,680 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 2002 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,680 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 2003 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,680 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 2004 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,680 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 2005 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,680 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 2006 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,680 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 2007 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,680 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 2008 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,675 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 2009 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,675 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 2010 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,675 North America: 10,010 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 2011 Africa: 295,800 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,674 North America: 7,000 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 2012 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,674 North America: 7,000 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 2013 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,675 North America: 7,000 South America: 812,791 Oceania: 810 2014 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,650 North America: 7,000 South America: 811,866.38 Oceania: 810 2015 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,650 North America: 7,000 South America: 811,866.38 Oceania: 810 2016 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,642 North America: 7,000 South America: 812,168.38 Oceania: 810 2017 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,641 North America: 7,000 South America: 812,168.38 Oceania: 810 2018 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,630 North America: 7,000 South America: 812,168.38 Oceania: 810 2019 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,620 North America: 7,000 South America: 812,440.82 Oceania: 810 2020 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,620 North America: 7,000 South America: 812,440.82 Oceania: 810 2021 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,610 North America: 7,000 South America: 812,440.82 Oceania: 810 2022 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,604 North America: 7,000 South America: 812,440.82 Oceania: 810 2023 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,600 North America: 7,000 South America: 812,440.82 Oceania: 810 1961 1979 1988 1997 2006 2023

By continent

median country
Africa 329,750 km²
Asia 159,935 km²
Europe 62,600 km²
North America 7,000 km²
South America 812,441 km²
Oceania 810 km²

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