Land area

213 countries, 2024. Unit: km².

First in the ranking
16,376,870 km²
Russia
Median country
94,280 km²
half above, half below
Range
2 to 16,376,870
Monaco - Russia

How to read it

Across 213 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Russia (16,376,870 km²) and the lowest in Monaco (2 km²).

The median country is at 94,280 km²: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, 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

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Ranking of countries

2024
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
6Australia7,688,287Oceania
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
14Indonesia1,892,410Asia
15Sudan1,868,000Africa
16Libya1,759,540Africa
17Iran1,622,500Asia
18Mongolia1,558,501Asia
19Peru1,280,000South America
20Niger1,266,700Africa
21Chad1,259,200Africa
22Angola1,246,700Africa
23Mali1,220,190Africa
24South Africa1,213,090Africa
25Ethiopia1,122,135Africa
26Colombia1,109,500South America
27Bolivia1,087,959South America
28Mauritania1,030,700Africa
29Egypt995,450Africa
30Nigeria910,770Africa
31Tanzania884,000Africa
32Venezuela882,050South America
33Namibia823,290Africa
34Mozambique786,380Africa
35Pakistan770,880Asia
36Türkiye769,630Asia
37Zambia743,390Africa
38Chile742,032South America
39Myanmar652,670Asia
40Afghanistan652,230Asia
41South Sudan631,930Africa
42Somalia627,340Africa
43Central African Republic622,980Africa
44Madagascar581,800Africa
45Kenya580,880Africa
46Ukraine579,400Europe
47Botswana566,730Africa
48France538,950Europe
49Yemen527,968Asia
50Thailand510,890Asia
51Spain499,686Europe
52Cameroon472,710Africa
53Turkmenistan469,930Asia
54Papua New Guinea452,860Oceania
55Morocco446,300Africa
56Uzbekistan438,510Asia
57Iraq434,130Asia
58Greenland410,449North America
59Sweden407,270Europe
60Paraguay396,012South America
61Zimbabwe386,850Africa
62Japan364,500Asia
63Norway364,270Europe
64Germany349,430Europe
65Republic of the Congo341,500Africa
66Malaysia328,550Asia
67Côte d'Ivoire318,000Africa
68Vietnam313,429Asia
69Oman309,500Asia
70Poland306,070Europe
71Finland304,000Europe
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
84Belarus202,976Europe
85Uganda200,520Africa
86Senegal192,530Africa
87Kyrgyzstan191,800Asia
88Syria183,630Asia
89Cambodia176,520Asia
90Uruguay175,016South America
91Suriname160,508South America
92Tunisia155,360Africa
93Nepal143,350Asia
94Tajikistan138,790Asia
95Bangladesh130,170Asia
96Greece128,900Europe
97Eritrea120,800Africa
98North Korea120,410Asia
99Benin112,760Africa
100Honduras111,890North America
101Bulgaria108,560Europe
102Guatemala107,160North America
103Cuba103,800North America
104Iceland100,830Europe
105South Korea97,600Asia
106Liberia96,320Africa
107Malawi94,280Africa
108Portugal91,606Europe
109Hungary91,260Europe
110Jordan88,794Asia
111Serbia87,589Europe
112Azerbaijan82,650Asia
113Austria82,520Europe
114Czechia77,156Europe
115Panama74,180North America
116Sierra Leone72,180Africa
117United Arab Emirates71,020Asia
118Georgia69,490Asia
119Ireland68,890Europe
120Lithuania62,590Europe
121Latvia62,230Europe
122Sri Lanka61,860Asia
123Croatia55,960Europe
124Togo54,390Africa
125Bosnia and Herzegovina51,200Europe
126Costa Rica50,560North America
127Dominican Republic48,198North America
128Slovakia48,080Europe
129Estonia42,730Europe
130Denmark40,000Europe
131Switzerland39,510Europe
132Bhutan38,140Asia
133Netherlands33,670Europe
134Moldova32,930Europe
135Belgium30,494Europe
136Lesotho30,360Africa
137Armenia28,199Asia
138Guinea-Bissau28,120Africa
139Equatorial Guinea28,052Africa
140Solomon Islands27,990Oceania
141Haiti27,560North America
142Albania27,400Europe
143Burundi25,680Africa
144North Macedonia25,220Europe
145Rwanda23,763Africa
146Djibouti23,180Africa
147Belize22,810North America
148Israel21,640Asia
149El Salvador20,720North America
150Slovenia20,135Europe
151New Caledonia18,576Oceania
152Fiji18,333Oceania
153Kuwait17,820Asia
154Eswatini17,200Africa
155Timor-Leste14,870Asia
156Montenegro13,450Europe
157Vanuatu12,189Oceania
158Qatar11,490Asia
159Jamaica10,830North America
160Lebanon10,230Asia
161The Gambia10,120Africa
162Bahamas10,010North America
163Cyprus9,240Asia
164Puerto Rico8,870North America
165Palestine6,025Asia
166Brunei5,270Asia
167Trinidad and Tobago5,128North America
168Cabo Verde4,030Africa
169French Polynesia3,521Oceania
170Samoa2,780Oceania
171Luxembourg2,574Europe
172Mauritius2,000Africa
173Comoros1,870Africa
174Faroe Islands1,370Europe
175Hong Kong1,050Asia
176São Tomé and Principe960Africa
177Turks and Caicos Islands948North America
178Kiribati811Oceania
179Bahrain800Asia
180Dominica751North America
181Singapore725Asia
182Tonga720Oceania
183Federated States of Micronesia701Oceania
184Saint Lucia610North America
185Isle of Man572Europe
186Guam541Oceania
187Andorra468Europe
188Palau460Oceania
189Northern Mariana Islands457Oceania
190Seychelles457Africa
191Curaçao444North America
192Antigua and Barbuda440North America
193Barbados431North America
194Saint Vincent and the Grenadines389North America
195United States Virgin Islands348North America
196Grenada344North America
197Malta315Europe
198Maldives298Asia
199Saint Kitts and Nevis261North America
200Cayman Islands240North America
201American Samoa199Oceania
202Marshall Islands181Oceania
203Aruba180North America
204Liechtenstein160Europe
205British Virgin Islands151North America
206San Marino61Europe
207Bermuda54North America
208Saint-Martin53North America
209Sint Maarten34North America
210Macao33Asia
211Tuvalu26Oceania
212Nauru21Oceania
213Monaco2Europe
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Biggest changes, 2014-2024

% change · 213 countries

Largest increase

  1. Macao 30 → 33 +10%
  2. Guyana 196,850 → 211,140 +7%
  3. Saint-Martin 50 → 53 +6%
  4. Nauru 20 → 21 +5%
  5. Bahrain 771 → 800 +4%

Largest decrease

  1. Tuvalu 30 → 26 −13%
  2. Rwanda 24,670 → 23,763 −4%
  3. Canada 8,965,590 → 8,788,700 −2%
  4. Faroe Islands 1,396 → 1,370 −2%
  5. Samoa 2,830 → 2,780 −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: 811,866.4 Oceania: 810 2015 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,650 North America: 7,000 South America: 811,866.4 Oceania: 810 2016 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,642 North America: 7,000 South America: 812,168.4 Oceania: 810 2017 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,641 North America: 7,000 South America: 812,168.4 Oceania: 810 2018 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,630 North America: 7,000 South America: 812,168.4 Oceania: 810 2019 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,620 North America: 7,000 South America: 812,440.8 Oceania: 810 2020 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,620 North America: 7,000 South America: 812,440.8 Oceania: 810 2021 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,610 North America: 7,000 South America: 812,505 Oceania: 810 2022 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,604 North America: 7,000 South America: 812,482.44 Oceania: 810 2023 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,600 North America: 6,999 South America: 812,440.82 Oceania: 811 2024 Africa: 329,750 Asia: 159,935 Europe: 62,590 North America: 5,128 South America: 812,040.99 Oceania: 811 1961 1981 1991 2001 2024

By continent

median country
Africa 329,750 km²
Asia 159,935 km²
Europe 62,590 km²
North America 5,128 km²
South America 812,041 km²
Oceania 811 km²

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