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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." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Geography Statistics > Land area > sq. km (per capita) (1972) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Greenland :
7,074.534
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Greenland
# 2
Mongolia :
1,165.274
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Mongolia
# 3
Namibia :
1,005.594
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Namibia
# 4
Libya :
816.004
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Libya
# 5
Mauritania :
778.501
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Mauritania
# 6
Botswana :
708.758
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Botswana
# 7
Australia :
583.008
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Australia
# 8
Iceland :
479.665
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Iceland
# 9
Gabon :
465.67
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Gabon
# 10
Suriname :
417.731
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Suriname
# 11
Canada :
413.461
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Canada
# 12
Oman :
384.781
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Oman
# 13
Chad :
320.996
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Chad
# 14
Central African Republic :
320.671
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Central African Republic
# 15
Saudi Arabia :
319.376
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Saudi Arabia
# 16
United Arab Emirates :
282.169
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of United Arab Emirates
# 17
Guyana :
272.501
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Guyana
# 18
Niger :
260.297
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Niger
# 19
Bolivia :
244.995
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Bolivia
# 20
Congo, Republic of the :
242.841
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Congo, Republic of the
# 21
Mali :
212.779
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Mali
# 22
Angola :
196.349
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Angola
# 23
Belize :
185.125
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Belize
# 24
Somalia :
170.593
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Somalia
# 25
Papua New Guinea :
169.478
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Papua New Guinea
# 26
Algeria :
163.126
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Algeria
# 27
Solomon Islands :
162.113
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Solomon Islands
# 28
Paraguay :
161.335
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Paraguay
# 29
Zambia :
160.756
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Zambia
# 30
New Caledonia :
153.437
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of New Caledonia
# 31
Sudan :
152.65
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Sudan
# 32
Bhutan :
146.861
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Bhutan
# 33
Vanuatu :
133.019
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Vanuatu
# 34
Djibouti :
127.649
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Djibouti
# 35
Argentina :
110.495
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Argentina
# 36
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
103.904
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 37
Equatorial Guinea :
102.942
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Equatorial Guinea
# 38
New Zealand :
92.25
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of New Zealand
# 39
Peru :
91.748
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Peru
# 40
Qatar :
86.042
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Qatar
# 41
Laos :
85.463
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Laos
# 42
Brazil :
83.979
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Brazil
# 43
Mozambique :
80.06
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Mozambique
# 44
Madagascar :
79.621
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Madagascar
# 45
Norway :
77.366
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Norway
# 46
Venezuela :
76.871
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Venezuela
# 47
Chile :
74.988
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Chile
# 48
Zimbabwe :
69.092
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Zimbabwe
# 49
Cameroon :
67.766
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Cameroon
# 50
Finland :
65.644
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Finland
# 51
Liberia :
65.561
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Liberia
# 52
Guinea :
63.208
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Guinea
# 53
Uruguay :
62.064
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Uruguay
# 54
Tanzania :
61.101
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Tanzania
# 55
Bahamas, The :
56.206
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Bahamas, The
# 56
Côte d'Ivoire :
55.01
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Côte d'Ivoire
# 57
Jordan :
54.017
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Jordan
# 58
South Africa :
52.515
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of South Africa
# 59
Sweden :
50.521
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Sweden
# 60
Nicaragua :
50.459
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Nicaragua
# 61
Burkina Faso :
49.131
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Burkina Faso
# 62
Afghanistan :
49.056
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Afghanistan
# 63
Kenya :
47.012
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Kenya
# 64
Colombia :
46.968
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Colombia
# 65
Panama :
46.702
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Panama
# 66
Guinea-Bissau :
46.656
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
# 67
Ecuador :
43.728
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Ecuador
# 68
United States :
43.636
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of United States
# 69
Honduras :
40.717
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Honduras
# 70
Iraq :
40.435
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Iraq
# 71
Senegal :
39.75
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Senegal
# 72
Swaziland :
38.927
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Swaziland
# 73
Benin :
37.242
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Benin
# 74
Brunei :
37.161
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Brunei
# 75
Mexico :
36.051
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Mexico
# 76
Fiji :
33.679
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Fiji
# 77
French Polynesia :
30.937
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of French Polynesia
# 78
Tunisia :
29.345
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Tunisia
# 79
Malaysia :
28.801
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Malaysia
# 80
Morocco :
28.3
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Morocco
# 81
Lesotho :
28.281
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Lesotho
# 82
Syria :
26.962
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Syria
# 83
Costa Rica :
26.732
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Costa Rica
# 84
Sierra Leone :
25.636
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Sierra Leone
# 85
Cambodia :
24.822
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Cambodia
# 86
Ghana :
24.041
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Ghana
# 87
Togo :
23.911
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Togo
# 88
Burma :
23.246
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Burma
# 89
East Timor :
23.172
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of East Timor
# 90
Ireland :
22.781
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Ireland
# 91
Kuwait :
21.091
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Kuwait
# 92
Turkey :
20.695
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Turkey
# 93
Uganda :
19.994
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Uganda
# 94
Gambia, The :
19.964
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Gambia, The
# 95
Malawi :
19.67
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Malawi
# 96
Samoa :
19.34
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Samoa
# 97
Guatemala :
18.722
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Guatemala
# 98
Nigeria :
16.123
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Nigeria
# 99
Kiribati :
16.02
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Kiribati
# 100
Cyprus :
14.726
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Cyprus
# 101
Cape Verde :
14.723
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Cape Verde
# 102
Indonesia :
14.685
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Indonesia
# 103
Spain :
14.508
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Spain
# 104
Greece :
14.501
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Greece
# 105
Thailand :
13.349
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Thailand
# 106
Bulgaria :
12.9
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Bulgaria
# 107
São Tomé and Príncipe :
12.473
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe
# 108
Cuba :
12.465
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Cuba
# 109
Albania :
12.223
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Albania
# 110
Pakistan :
11.941
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Pakistan
# 111
Nepal :
11.273
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Nepal
# 112
Romania :
11.147
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Romania
# 113
Austria :
10.979
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Austria
# 114
China :
10.82
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of China
# 115
Dominica :
10.714
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Dominica
# 116
Portugal :
10.601
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Portugal
# 117
France :
10.593
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of France
# 118
Man, Isle of :
9.968
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Man, Isle of
# 119
Dominican Republic :
9.939
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Dominican Republic
# 120
Poland :
9.214
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Poland
# 121
Hungary :
8.656
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Hungary
# 122
Denmark :
8.488
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Denmark
# 123
Seychelles :
8.204
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Seychelles
# 124
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
7.883
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 125
Philippines :
7.713
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Philippines
# 126
Tonga :
7.433
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Tonga
# 127
Vietnam :
7.272
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Vietnam
# 128
Burundi :
7.178
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Burundi
# 129
Israel :
6.874
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Israel
# 130
Antigua and Barbuda :
6.791
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Antigua and Barbuda
# 131
Switzerland :
6.265
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Switzerland
# 132
Rwanda :
6.137
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Rwanda
# 133
Guam :
6.044
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Guam
# 134
Haiti :
5.9
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Haiti
# 135
Saint Lucia :
5.86
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Saint Lucia
# 136
Jamaica :
5.626
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Jamaica
# 137
El Salvador :
5.465
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of El Salvador
# 138
Italy :
5.408
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Italy
# 139
India :
5.188
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of India
# 140
Trinidad and Tobago :
5.188
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
# 141
Sri Lanka :
5.025
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Sri Lanka
# 142
Netherlands Antilles :
4.927
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Netherlands Antilles
# 143
Virgin Islands :
4.605
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Virgin Islands
# 144
Germany :
4.431
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Germany
# 145
United Kingdom :
4.313
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of United Kingdom
# 146
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
4.218
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 147
Lebanon :
3.977
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Lebanon
# 148
Grenada :
3.616
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Grenada
# 149
Japan :
3.42
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Japan
# 150
Puerto Rico :
3.148
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Puerto Rico
# 151
Bahrain :
2.911
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Bahrain
# 152
Netherlands :
2.533
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Netherlands
# 153
Mauritius :
2.382
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Mauritius
# 154
Maldives :
2.357
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Maldives
# 155
Bangladesh :
1.911
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Bangladesh
# 156
Barbados :
1.781
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Barbados
# 157
Malta :
0.993
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Malta
# 158
Bermuda :
0.923
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Bermuda
# 159
Singapore :
0.311
per 1,000 people
1972
Geography of Singapore
Weighted average:
141.1
per 1,000 people
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." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE: Food and Agriculture Organisation, electronic files and web site.
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"Land area > sq. km (per capita) (1972) by country", Food and Agriculture Organisation, electronic files and web site.. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/geo_lan_are_sq_km_percap-area-sq-km-per-capita&date=1972
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