Land area - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Land area in sq. km, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 196 countries was 656095 sq. km. The highest value was in Russia: 16376870 sq. km and the lowest value was in Monaco: 2 sq. km. The indicator is available from 1961 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: sq. km; Source: Food and Agriculture Organization
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Countries Land area, 2023 Global rank Available data
Russia 16376870 1 1992 - 2023
China 9388210 2 1961 - 2023
USA 9147420 3 1961 - 2023
Canada 8788700 4 1961 - 2023
Brazil 8358140 5 1961 - 2023
Australia 7692020 6 1961 - 2023
India 2973190 7 1961 - 2023
Argentina 2736690 8 1961 - 2023
Kazakhstan 2699700 9 1992 - 2023
Algeria 2381740 10 1961 - 2023
DR Congo 2267050 11 1961 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 2149690 12 1961 - 2023
Mexico 1943950 13 1961 - 2023
Indonesia 1892556 14 1961 - 2023
Sudan 1868000 15 2012 - 2023
Libya 1759540 16 1961 - 2023
Iran 1622500 17 1961 - 2023
Mongolia 1558500 18 1961 - 2023
Peru 1280000 19 1961 - 2023
Niger 1266700 20 1961 - 2023
Chad 1259200 21 1961 - 2023
Angola 1246700 22 1961 - 2023
Mali 1220190 23 1961 - 2023
South Africa 1213090 24 1961 - 2023
Ethiopia 1128499 25 1993 - 2023
Colombia 1109500 26 1961 - 2023
Bolivia 1083300 27 1961 - 2023
Mauritania 1030700 28 1961 - 2023
Egypt 995450 29 1961 - 2023
Nigeria 910770 30 1961 - 2023
Tanzania 885800 31 1961 - 2023
Venezuela 882050 32 1961 - 2023
Namibia 823290 33 1961 - 2023
Mozambique 786380 34 1961 - 2023
Pakistan 770880 35 1961 - 2023
Turkey 769630 36 1961 - 2023
Zambia 743390 37 1961 - 2023
Chile 742832 38 1961 - 2023
Burma 652670 39 1961 - 2023
Afghanistan 652230 40 1961 - 2023
Somalia 627340 41 1961 - 2023
C.A. Republic 622980 42 1961 - 2023
Madagascar 581800 43 1961 - 2023
Kenya 580876 44 1961 - 2023
Ukraine 579400 45 1992 - 2023
Botswana 566730 46 1961 - 2023
France 538950 47 1961 - 2023
Yemen 527970 48 1961 - 2023
Thailand 510890 49 1961 - 2023
Spain 499697 50 1961 - 2023
Cameroon 472710 51 1961 - 2023
Turkmenistan 469930 52 1992 - 2023
Papua N.G. 452860 53 1961 - 2023
Morocco 446300 54 1961 - 2023
Uzbekistan 440650 55 1992 - 2023
Iraq 434130 56 1961 - 2023
Sweden 407270 57 1961 - 2023
Paraguay 396012 58 1961 - 2023
Zimbabwe 386850 59 1961 - 2023
Japan 364569 60 1961 - 2023
Norway 364270 61 1961 - 2023
Germany 349430 62 1961 - 2023
R. of Congo 341500 63 1961 - 2023
Malaysia 328550 64 1961 - 2023
Ivory Coast 318000 65 1961 - 2023
Vietnam 313429 66 1961 - 2023
Oman 309500 67 1961 - 2023
Poland 306270 68 1961 - 2023
Finland 303960 69 1961 - 2023
Philippines 298170 70 1961 - 2023
Italy 295720 71 1961 - 2023
Burkina Faso 273600 72 1961 - 2023
New Zealand 263310 73 1961 - 2023
Gabon 257670 74 1961 - 2023
Ecuador 248360 75 1961 - 2023
Guinea 245720 76 1961 - 2023
UK 241930 77 1961 - 2023
Laos 230800 78 1961 - 2023
Romania 230080 79 1961 - 2023
Ghana 227533 80 1961 - 2023
Guyana 211140 81 1961 - 2023
Belarus 202983 82 1992 - 2023
Uganda 200520 83 1961 - 2023
Senegal 192530 84 1961 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 191800 85 1992 - 2023
Syria 183630 86 1961 - 2023
Cambodia 176520 87 1961 - 2023
Uruguay 175020 88 1961 - 2023
Suriname 160508 89 1961 - 2023
Tunisia 155360 90 1961 - 2023
Nepal 143350 91 1961 - 2023
Tajikistan 138790 92 1992 - 2023
Bangladesh 129980 93 1961 - 2023
Greece 128900 94 1961 - 2023
Eritrea 121178 95 1993 - 2023
North Korea 120410 96 1961 - 2023
Nicaragua 120340 97 1961 - 2023
Benin 112760 98 1961 - 2023
Honduras 111890 99 1961 - 2023
Bulgaria 108560 100 1961 - 2023
Guatemala 107160 101 1961 - 2023
Iceland 100830 102 1961 - 2023
South Korea 97600 103 1961 - 2023
Liberia 96320 104 1961 - 2023
Malawi 94280 105 1961 - 2023
Portugal 91606 106 1961 - 2023
Hungary 91260 107 1961 - 2023
Jordan 88794 108 1961 - 2023
Serbia 84090 109 2006 - 2023
Azerbaijan 82650 110 1992 - 2023
Austria 82520 111 1961 - 2023
Czechia 77167 112 1993 - 2023
Panama 74180 113 1961 - 2023
Sierra Leone 72180 114 1961 - 2023
UA Emirates 71020 115 1961 - 2023
Georgia 69490 116 1992 - 2023
Ireland 68890 117 1961 - 2023
Lithuania 62600 118 1992 - 2023
Latvia 62230 119 1992 - 2023
Sri Lanka 61860 120 1961 - 2023
Croatia 55960 121 1992 - 2023
Togo 54390 122 1961 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 51200 123 1992 - 2023
Costa Rica 51060 124 1961 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 48198 125 1961 - 2023
Slovakia 48080 126 1993 - 2023
Estonia 42730 127 1992 - 2023
Denmark 40000 128 1961 - 2023
Switzerland 39510 129 1961 - 2023
Bhutan 38140 130 1961 - 2023
Netherlands 33670 131 1961 - 2023
Moldova 32930 132 1992 - 2023
Belgium 30494 133 2000 - 2023
Lesotho 30360 134 1961 - 2023
Armenia 28199 135 1992 - 2023
G.-Bissau 28120 136 1961 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 28050 137 1961 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 27990 138 1961 - 2023
Haiti 27560 139 1961 - 2023
Albania 27400 140 1961 - 2023
Burundi 25680 141 1961 - 2023
North Macedonia 25220 142 1992 - 2023
Rwanda 24670 143 1961 - 2023
Djibouti 23180 144 1961 - 2023
Belize 22810 145 1961 - 2023
Israel 21640 146 1961 - 2023
El Salvador 20720 147 1961 - 2023
Slovenia 20135 148 1992 - 2023
N. Caledonia 18280 149 1961 - 2023
Fiji 18270 150 1961 - 2023
Kuwait 17820 151 1961 - 2023
Swaziland 17200 152 1961 - 2023
Montenegro 13450 153 2006 - 2023
Vanuatu 12190 154 1961 - 2023
Qatar 11490 155 1961 - 2023
Jamaica 10830 156 1961 - 2023
Lebanon 10230 157 1961 - 2023
Gambia 10120 158 1961 - 2023
Bahamas 10010 159 1961 - 2023
Cyprus 9240 160 1961 - 2023
Puerto Rico 8870 161 1961 - 2023
Palestine 6025 162 1961 - 2023
Brunei 5270 163 1961 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 5130 164 1961 - 2023
Cape Verde 4030 165 1961 - 2023
Samoa 2780 166 1961 - 2023
Luxembourg 2574 167 2000 - 2023
Mauritius 1997 168 1961 - 2023
Comoros 1861 169 1961 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 1370 170 1961 - 2023
Hong Kong 1050 171 1961 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 960 172 1961 - 2023
Kiribati 810 173 1961 - 2023
Bahrain 800 174 1961 - 2023
Dominica 750 175 1961 - 2023
Tonga 720 176 1961 - 2023
Singapore 718 177 1961 - 2023
Micronesia 700 178 1991 - 2023
Saint Lucia 610 179 1961 - 2023
Andorra 470 180 1961 - 2023
Palau 460 181 1991 - 2023
Seychelles 460 182 1961 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 440 183 1961 - 2023
Barbados 430 184 1961 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 390 185 1961 - 2023
Grenada 340 186 1961 - 2023
Malta 320 187 1961 - 2023
Maldives 298 188 1961 - 2023
Aruba 180 189 1961 - 2023
Liechtenstein 160 190 1961 - 2023
San Marino 60 191 1961 - 2023
Bermuda 54 192 1961 - 2023
Macao 33 193 1961 - 2023
Tuvalu 30 194 1961 - 2023
Gibraltar 10 195 1961 - 2023
Monaco 2 196 1961 - 2023


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Definition: 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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1. Russia
2. China
3. USA
4. Canada
5. Brazil
6. Australia
7. India
8. Argentina
9. Kazakhstan
10. Algeria
11. DR Congo
12. Saudi Arabia
13. Mexico
14. Indonesia
15. Sudan
16. Libya
17. Iran
18. Mongolia
19. Peru
20. Niger
21. Chad
22. Angola
23. Mali
24. South Africa
25. Ethiopia
26. Colombia
27. Bolivia
28. Mauritania
29. Egypt
30. Nigeria
31. Tanzania
32. Venezuela
33. Namibia
34. Mozambique
35. Pakistan
36. Turkey
37. Zambia
38. Chile
39. Burma
40. Afghanistan
41. Somalia
42. C.A. Republic
43. Madagascar
44. Kenya
45. Ukraine
46. Botswana
47. France
48. Yemen
49. Thailand
50. Spain
51. Cameroon
52. Turkmenistan
53. Papua N.G.
54. Morocco
55. Uzbekistan
56. Iraq
57. Sweden
58. Paraguay
59. Zimbabwe
60. Japan
61. Norway
62. Germany
63. R. of Congo
64. Malaysia
65. Ivory Coast
66. Vietnam
67. Oman
68. Poland
69. Finland
70. Philippines
71. Italy
72. Burkina Faso
73. New Zealand
74. Gabon
75. Ecuador
76. Guinea
77. UK
78. Laos
79. Romania
80. Ghana
81. Guyana
82. Belarus
83. Uganda
84. Senegal
85. Kyrgyzstan
86. Syria
87. Cambodia
88. Uruguay
89. Suriname
90. Tunisia
91. Nepal
92. Tajikistan
93. Bangladesh
94. Greece
95. Eritrea
96. North Korea
97. Nicaragua
98. Benin
99. Honduras
100. Bulgaria
101. Guatemala
102. Iceland
103. South Korea
104. Liberia
105. Malawi
106. Portugal
107. Hungary
108. Jordan
109. Serbia
110. Azerbaijan
111. Austria
112. Czechia
113. Panama
114. Sierra Leone
115. UA Emirates
116. Georgia
117. Ireland
118. Lithuania
119. Latvia
120. Sri Lanka
121. Croatia
122. Togo
123. Bosnia & Herz.
124. Costa Rica
125. Domin. Rep.
126. Slovakia
127. Estonia
128. Denmark
129. Switzerland
130. Bhutan
131. Netherlands
132. Moldova
133. Belgium
134. Lesotho
135. Armenia
136. G.-Bissau
137. Eq. Guinea
138. Solomon Isl.
139. Haiti
140. Albania
141. Burundi
142. North Macedonia
143. Rwanda
144. Djibouti
145. Belize
146. Israel
147. El Salvador
148. Slovenia
149. N. Caledonia
150. Fiji
151. Kuwait
152. Swaziland
153. Montenegro
154. Vanuatu
155. Qatar
156. Jamaica
157. Lebanon
158. Gambia
159. Bahamas
160. Cyprus
161. Puerto Rico
162. Palestine
163. Brunei
164. Tr.&Tobago
165. Cape Verde
166. Samoa
167. Luxembourg
168. Mauritius
169. Comoros
170. Faroe Isl.
171. Hong Kong
172. S.T.&Principe
173. Kiribati
174. Bahrain
175. Dominica
176. Tonga
177. Singapore
178. Micronesia
179. Saint Lucia
180. Andorra
181. Palau
182. Seychelles
183. Ant.& Barb.
184. Barbados
185. St. Vincent & ...
186. Grenada
187. Malta
188. Maldives
189. Aruba
190. Liechtenstein
191. San Marino
192. Bermuda
193. Macao
194. Tuvalu
195. Gibraltar
196. Monaco
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