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EU countries by land area

France had the highest land area of 27 EU countries in 2017, at 538,950 km². Malta had the lowest, at 320 km². The median was 77,210 km². Source: the World Bank.

Highest538,950France
Lowest320Malta
Median77,21027 EU countries

All EU countries, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

FranceFrance: 538,950 km²538,950SpainSpain: 499,547 km²499,547SwedenSweden: 407,311 km²407,311GermanyGermany: 349,370 km²349,370PolandPoland: 306,190 km²306,190FinlandFinland: 303,920 km²303,920ItalyItaly: 295,718 km²295,718RomaniaRomania: 230,080 km²230,080GreeceGreece: 128,900 km²128,900BulgariaBulgaria: 108,560 km²108,560PortugalPortugal: 91,606 km²91,606HungaryHungary: 91,260 km²91,260AustriaAustria: 82,520 km²82,520CzechiaCzechia: 77,210 km²77,210IrelandIreland: 68,890 km²68,890LithuaniaLithuania: 62,641 km²62,641LatviaLatvia: 62,227 km²62,227CroatiaCroatia: 55,964 km²55,964SlovakiaSlovakia: 48,080 km²48,080EstoniaEstonia: 42,750 km²42,750DenmarkDenmark: 40,000 km²40,000NetherlandsNetherlands: 33,670 km²33,670BelgiumBelgium: 30,333 km²30,333SloveniaSlovenia: 20,138 km²20,138CyprusCyprus: 9,240 km²9,240LuxembourgLuxembourg: 2,574 km²2,574MaltaMalta: 320 km²320
km². Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2017
km²		Change on 2016
1France538,9500%
2Spain499,547-0%
3Sweden407,3110%
4Germany349,3700%
5Poland306,1900%
6Finland303,9200%
7Italy295,7180%
8Romania230,0800%
9Greece128,9000%
10Bulgaria108,5600%
11Portugal91,6060%
12Hungary91,2600%
13Austria82,5200%
14Czechia77,2100%
15Ireland68,8900%
16Lithuania62,641-0%
17Latvia62,2270%
18Croatia55,9640%
19Slovakia48,0800%
20Estonia42,750-1.7%
21Denmark40,0000%
22Netherlands33,6700%
23Belgium30,3330%
24Slovenia20,138-0%
25Cyprus9,2400%
26Luxembourg2,5740%
27Malta3200%

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Land area, km² (AG.LND.TOTL.K2). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.TOTL.K2. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest land area?

France, with 538,950 km² in 2017, according to the World Bank.

Which EU country has the lowest land area?

Malta, with 320 km² in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Land area, km² (AG.LND.TOTL.K2). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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