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EU countries by land area

France had the highest land area of 27 EU countries in 2022, at 538,950 km². Malta had the lowest, at 315 km². The median was 77,172 km². Source: the World Bank.

Highest538,950France
Lowest315Malta
Median77,17227 EU countries

All EU countries, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

FranceFrance: 538,950 km²538,950SpainSpain: 499,714 km²499,714SwedenSweden: 407,280 km²407,280GermanyGermany: 349,360 km²349,360PolandPoland: 306,090 km²306,090FinlandFinland: 303,948 km²303,948ItalyItaly: 295,720 km²295,720RomaniaRomania: 230,080 km²230,080GreeceGreece: 128,900 km²128,900BulgariaBulgaria: 108,560 km²108,560PortugalPortugal: 91,606 km²91,606HungaryHungary: 91,260 km²91,260AustriaAustria: 82,520 km²82,520CzechiaCzechia: 77,172 km²77,172IrelandIreland: 68,890 km²68,890LithuaniaLithuania: 62,604 km²62,604LatviaLatvia: 62,230 km²62,230CroatiaCroatia: 55,960 km²55,960SlovakiaSlovakia: 48,080 km²48,080EstoniaEstonia: 42,730 km²42,730DenmarkDenmark: 40,000 km²40,000NetherlandsNetherlands: 33,670 km²33,670BelgiumBelgium: 30,494 km²30,494SloveniaSlovenia: 20,136 km²20,136CyprusCyprus: 9,240 km²9,240LuxembourgLuxembourg: 2,574 km²2,574MaltaMalta: 315 km²315
km². Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2022
km²		Change on 2021
1France538,9500%
2Spain499,714-0%
3Sweden407,2800%
4Germany349,360-0%
5Poland306,090-0%
6Finland303,9480%
7Italy295,7200%
8Romania230,0800%
9Greece128,9000%
10Bulgaria108,5600%
11Portugal91,6060%
12Hungary91,2600%
13Austria82,5200%
14Czechia77,172-0%
15Ireland68,8900%
16Lithuania62,604-0%
17Latvia62,2300%
18Croatia55,9600%
19Slovakia48,0800%
20Estonia42,730-0%
21Denmark40,0000%
22Netherlands33,6700%
23Belgium30,4940%
24Slovenia20,1360%
25Cyprus9,2400%
26Luxembourg2,5740%
27Malta3150%

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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 2022, according to the World Bank.

Which EU country has the lowest land area?

Malta, with 315 km² in 2022.

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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