Data / Land area

Land area

Total area of a country excluding inland water bodies, national claims to the continental shelf and exclusive economic zones, in km². World Bank series from FAO data.

Excludes lakes and major rivers, so it is smaller than the total area often quoted for countries such as Canada.

Rankings

Countries by land area, 2024

Top 15. Source: World Bank.

RussiaRussia: 16,376,870 km²16,376,870ChinaChina: 9,388,210 km²9,388,210United StatesUnited States: 9,147,420 km²9,147,420CanadaCanada: 8,788,700 km²8,788,700BrazilBrazil: 8,358,140 km²8,358,140AustraliaAustralia: 7,688,287 km²7,688,287IndiaIndia: 2,973,190 km²2,973,190ArgentinaArgentina: 2,736,690 km²2,736,690KazakhstanKazakhstan: 2,699,700 km²2,699,700AlgeriaAlgeria: 2,381,740 km²2,381,740Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 2,267,050 km²2,267,050Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km²2,149,690MexicoMexico: 1,943,950 km²1,943,950IndonesiaIndonesia: 1,892,410 km²1,892,410SudanSudan: 1,868,000 km²1,868,000

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