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Area

Macro Region
Africa 3,037,364.09 1000 ha in 2021 FAO
Asia 3,199,896.27 1000 ha in 2021 FAO
Central America and the Caribbean 423 timeseries
Europe 2,341,976.94 1000 ha in 2021 FAO
Middle East 333 timeseries
North America 25,470,210 sq. km in 2021 WB
Oceania 856,090.8 1000 ha in 2021 FAO
South America 1,780,324.11 1000 ha in 2021 FAO
Southeast Asia 450,757.58 1000 ha in 2021 FAO
Country (sq. km in 2021)

Russian Federation is the top country by area in the world. As of 2021, area in Russian Federation was 17.1 million sq. km that accounts for 12.21% of the world's area. The top 5 countries (others are Canada, the United States of America, China, and Brazil) account for 43.32% of it. The world's total area was estimated at 139 million sq. km in 2021.

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Russian Federation 17,098,250 WB + 1 other
Canada 15,634,410 WB + 1 other
United States of America 9,831,510 WB + 1 other
China 9,562,910 WB + 1 other
Brazil 8,515,770 WB + 1 other
Australia 7,741,220 WB + 1 other
India 3,287,260 WB + 1 other
Argentina 2,780,400 WB + 1 other
Kazakhstan 2,724,900 WB + 1 other
Algeria 2,381,741 WB + 1 other
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,344,860 WB + 1 other
Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 WB + 1 other
Mexico 1,964,375 WB + 1 other
Indonesia 1,916,906.77 WB + 1 other
Sudan 1,878,000 WB + 1 other
Libya 1,759,540 WB + 1 other
Iran 1,745,150 WB + 1 other
Mongolia 1,564,116 WB + 1 other
Peru 1,285,220 WB + 1 other
Chad 1,284,000 WB + 1 other
Niger 1,267,000 WB + 1 other
Angola 1,246,700 WB + 1 other
Mali 1,240,190 WB + 1 other
South Africa 1,219,090 WB + 1 other
Colombia 1,140,619.05 WB + 1 other
Ethiopia 1,136,239.54 WB + 1 other
Bolivia 1,098,580 WB + 1 other
Mauritania 1,030,700 WB + 1 other
Egypt 1,001,450 WB + 1 other
United Republic of Tanzania 947,300 WB + 1 other
Nigeria 923,770 WB + 1 other
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 912,050 WB + 1 other
Namibia 824,290 WB + 1 other
Mozambique 799,380 WB + 1 other
Pakistan 796,100 WB + 1 other
Turkey 785,350 WB + 1 other
Chile 756,700 WB + 1 other
Zambia 752,610 WB + 1 other
Myanmar 676,590 WB + 1 other
Afghanistan 652,860 WB + 1 other
South Sudan 646,883 WB + 1 other
Somalia 637,660 WB + 1 other
Norway 624,500 WB + 1 other
Central African Republic 622,980 WB + 1 other
Ukraine 603,550 WB + 1 other
Madagascar 587,295 WB + 1 other
Botswana 581,730 WB + 1 other
Kenya 580,370 WB + 1 other
France 549,086.87 WB + 1 other
Sweden 528,860.72 WB + 1 other
Yemen 527,970 WB + 1 other
Thailand 513,120 WB + 1 other
Spain 505,964.59 WB + 1 other
Turkmenistan 488,100 WB + 1 other
Cameroon 475,440 WB + 1 other
Papua New Guinea 462,840 WB + 1 other
Uzbekistan 448,924 WB + 1 other
Morocco 446,550 WB + 1 other
Iraq 435,050 WB + 1 other
Paraguay 406,752 WB + 1 other
Zimbabwe 390,760 WB + 1 other
Japan 377,974 WB + 1 other
Germany 357,590 WB + 1 other
Congo 342,000 WB + 1 other
Finland 338,470 WB + 1 other
Viet Nam 331,340 WB + 1 other
Malaysia 330,411 WB + 1 other
Côte d'Ivoire 322,460 WB + 1 other
Poland 312,710 WB + 1 other
Oman 309,500 WB + 1 other
Italy 302,068 WB + 1 other
Philippines 300,000 WB + 1 other
Burkina Faso 274,220 WB + 1 other
New Zealand 267,710 WB + 1 other
Gabon 267,670 WB + 1 other
Ecuador 256,370 WB + 1 other
Guinea 245,860 WB + 1 other
United Kingdom 243,610 WB + 1 other
Uganda 241,550 WB + 1 other
Ghana 238,530 WB + 1 other
Romania 238,400 WB + 1 other
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 236,800 WB + 1 other
Guyana 214,970 WB + 1 other
Belarus 207,630 WB + 1 other
Kyrgyzstan 199,950 WB + 1 other
Senegal 196,710 WB + 1 other
Syrian Arab Republic 185,180 WB + 1 other
Cambodia 181,040 WB + 1 other
Uruguay 176,220 WB + 1 other
Suriname 163,820 WB + 1 other
Tunisia 163,610 WB + 1 other
Bangladesh 147,570 WB + 1 other
Nepal 147,180 WB + 1 other
Dominican Republic 146,839.31 WB + 1 other
Tajikistan 141,379 WB + 1 other
Greece 131,960 WB + 1 other
Nicaragua 130,370 WB + 1 other
Eritrea 121,630.33 WB + 1 other
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 120,540 WB + 1 other
Malawi 118,480 WB + 1 other
Benin 114,760 WB + 1 other
Honduras 112,490 WB + 1 other
Liberia 111,370 WB + 1 other
Bulgaria 111,000 WB + 1 other
Cuba 109,880 WB + 1 other
Guatemala 108,890 WB + 1 other
Iceland 103,000 WB + 1 other
Republic of Korea 100,430 WB + 1 other
United Arab Emirates 98,647.9 WB + 1 other
Hungary 93,030 WB + 1 other
Portugal 92,230 WB + 1 other
Jordan 89,318 WB + 1 other
Croatia 88,070 WB + 1 other
Azerbaijan 86,600 WB + 1 other
Serbia 84,990 WB + 1 other
Austria 83,879 WB + 1 other
Czech Republic 78,871.04 WB + 1 other
Panama 75,320 WB + 1 other
Sierra Leone 72,300 WB + 1 other
Ireland 70,280 WB + 1 other
Georgia 69,700 WB + 1 other
Sri Lanka 65,610 WB + 1 other
Lithuania 65,290 WB + 1 other
Latvia 64,590 WB + 1 other
Togo 56,790 WB + 1 other
Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,210 WB + 1 other
Costa Rica 51,100 WB + 1 other
Slovakia 49,030 WB + 1 other
Estonia 45,340 WB + 1 other
Denmark 42,920 WB + 1 other
Netherlands 41,540 WB
Switzerland 41,290.7 WB + 1 other
Bhutan 38,390 WB + 1 other
Guinea Bissau 36,130 WB + 1 other
Republic of Moldova 33,850 WB + 1 other
Belgium 30,530 WB + 1 other
Lesotho 30,360 WB + 1 other
Armenia 29,740 WB + 1 other
Solomon Islands 28,900 WB + 1 other
Albania 28,750 WB + 1 other
Equatorial Guinea 28,050 WB + 1 other
Burundi 27,830 WB + 1 other
Haiti 27,750 WB + 1 other
Rwanda 26,340 WB + 1 other
North Macedonia 25,710 WB + 1 other
Djibouti 23,200 WB + 1 other
Belize 22,970 WB + 1 other
Israel 22,070 WB + 1 other
El Salvador 21,040 WB + 1 other
Slovenia 20,480 WB + 1 other
Fiji 18,270 WB + 1 other
Kuwait 17,820 WB + 1 other
Eswatini 17,360 WB + 1 other
Timor-Leste 14,870 WB + 1 other
Bahamas 13,880 WB + 1 other
Montenegro 13,810 WB + 1 other
Vanuatu 12,190 WB + 1 other
Qatar 11,490 WB + 1 other
Gambia 11,300 WB + 1 other
Jamaica 10,990 WB + 1 other
Lebanon 10,450 WB + 1 other
Cyprus 9,250 WB + 1 other
Puerto Rico 8,870 WB + 1 other
Palestine 6,025 WB + 1 other
Brunei Darussalam 5,770 WB + 1 other
Trinidad and Tobago 5,130 WB + 1 other
Cabo Verde 4,030 WB + 1 other
Samoa 2,840 WB + 1 other
Luxembourg 2,590 WB + 1 other
Mauritius 2,007 WB + 1 other
Comoros 1,861 WB + 1 other
Hong Kong 1,110 WB + 1 other
Sao Tome and Principe 960 WB + 1 other
Kiribati 810 WB + 1 other
Bahrain 790 WB + 1 other
Dominica 750 WB + 1 other
Tonga 750 WB + 1 other
Singapore 728 WB + 1 other
Micronesia (Federated States of) 700 WB + 1 other
Saint Lucia 620 WB + 1 other
Andorra 470 WB + 1 other
Palau 460 WB + 1 other
Seychelles 460 WB + 1 other
Antigua and Barbuda 440 WB + 1 other
Barbados 430 WB + 1 other
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 390 WB + 1 other
Grenada 340 WB + 1 other
Malta 320 WB + 1 other
Maldives 300 WB + 1 other
Saint Kitts and Nevis 260 WB + 1 other
Marshall Islands 180 WB + 1 other
Liechtenstein 160 WB + 1 other
Monaco 90.08 WB + 1 other
San Marino 60 WB + 1 other
Macau 33 WB + 1 other
Tuvalu 30 WB + 1 other
Nauru 20 WB + 1 other
Falkland Islands 1,217 1000 ha FAO
Taiwan Province of China 3,596 1000 ha FAO
Land Use