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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) (1979) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Greenland :
6,889.113
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Greenland
# 2
Mongolia :
961.153
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Mongolia
# 3
Namibia :
850.942
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Namibia
# 4
Mauritania :
656.52
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Mauritania
# 5
Libya :
605.059
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Libya
# 6
Botswana :
558.943
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Botswana
# 7
Australia :
529.303
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Australia
# 8
Iceland :
443.584
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Iceland
# 9
Suriname :
439.127
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Suriname
# 10
Gabon :
381.395
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Gabon
# 11
Canada :
374.573
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Canada
# 12
Chad :
277.682
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Chad
# 13
Oman :
274.891
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Oman
# 14
Central African Republic :
274.801
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Central African Republic
# 15
Guyana :
259.892
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Guyana
# 16
Saudi Arabia :
220.928
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Saudi Arabia
# 17
Niger :
210.505
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Niger
# 18
Bolivia :
206.931
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Bolivia
# 19
Congo, Republic of the :
195.448
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Congo, Republic of the
# 20
Mali :
179.055
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Mali
# 21
Angola :
164.201
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Angola
# 22
Belize :
160.451
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Belize
# 23
Papua New Guinea :
143.208
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Papua New Guinea
# 24
Equatorial Guinea :
132.566
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Equatorial Guinea
# 25
Paraguay :
131.658
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Paraguay
# 26
Algeria :
130.826
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Algeria
# 27
New Caledonia :
129.266
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of New Caledonia
# 28
Zambia :
126.73
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Zambia
# 29
Solomon Islands :
126.552
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Solomon Islands
# 30
Sudan :
122.906
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Sudan
# 31
Bhutan :
114.601
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Bhutan
# 32
Vanuatu :
106.914
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Vanuatu
# 33
Somalia :
102.254
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Somalia
# 34
Argentina :
98.883
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Argentina
# 35
United Arab Emirates :
88.436
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of United Arab Emirates
# 36
New Zealand :
86.108
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of New Zealand
# 37
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
83.481
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 38
Peru :
75.803
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Peru
# 39
Laos :
75.552
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Laos
# 40
Norway :
74.707
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Norway
# 41
Djibouti :
72.372
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Djibouti
# 42
Brazil :
71.204
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Brazil
# 43
Chile :
67.531
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Chile
# 44
Mozambique :
66.896
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Mozambique
# 45
Madagascar :
65.955
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Madagascar
# 46
Finland :
63.922
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Finland
# 47
Uruguay :
60.477
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Uruguay
# 48
Venezuela :
60.318
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Venezuela
# 49
Cameroon :
55.585
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Cameroon
# 50
Guinea :
55.215
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Guinea
# 51
Zimbabwe :
54.82
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Zimbabwe
# 52
Qatar :
54.567
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Qatar
# 53
Liberia :
53.278
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Liberia
# 54
Sweden :
49.473
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Sweden
# 55
Tanzania :
48.919
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Tanzania
# 56
Bahamas, The :
48.684
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Bahamas, The
# 57
South Africa :
45.079
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of South Africa
# 58
Afghanistan :
42.834
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Afghanistan
# 59
Burkina Faso :
42.407
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Burkina Faso
# 60
Jordan :
42.033
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Jordan
# 61
United States :
40.697
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of United States
# 62
Nicaragua :
40.33
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Nicaragua
# 63
Colombia :
40.013
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Colombia
# 64
Côte d'Ivoire :
39.98
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Côte d'Ivoire
# 65
Panama :
39.044
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Panama
# 66
Guinea-Bissau :
36.705
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
# 67
Kenya :
36.302
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Kenya
# 68
Ecuador :
35.756
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Ecuador
# 69
Senegal :
33.152
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Senegal
# 70
Honduras :
32.423
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Honduras
# 71
Iraq :
32.023
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Iraq
# 72
Swaziland :
31.419
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Swaziland
# 73
Benin :
30.767
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Benin
# 74
Mexico :
29.49
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Mexico
# 75
Fiji :
29.459
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Fiji
# 76
Brunei :
28.217
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Brunei
# 77
Cambodia :
26.782
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Cambodia
# 78
East Timor :
25.771
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of East Timor
# 79
Tunisia :
24.995
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Tunisia
# 80
French Polynesia :
24.957
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of French Polynesia
# 81
Malaysia :
24.455
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Malaysia
# 82
Lesotho :
24.11
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Lesotho
# 83
Morocco :
23.604
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Morocco
# 84
Sierra Leone :
22.562
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Sierra Leone
# 85
Costa Rica :
22.368
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Costa Rica
# 86
Syria :
21.232
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Syria
# 87
Ghana :
20.639
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Ghana
# 88
Ireland :
20.454
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Ireland
# 89
Togo :
20.144
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Togo
# 90
Burma :
19.826
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Burma
# 91
Samoa :
18.332
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Samoa
# 92
Cyprus :
18.189
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Cyprus
# 93
Turkey :
17.692
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Turkey
# 94
Uganda :
16.169
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Uganda
# 95
Gambia, The :
15.833
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Gambia, The
# 96
Malawi :
15.694
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Malawi
# 97
Guatemala :
15.661
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Guatemala
# 98
Kiribati :
14.229
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Kiribati
# 99
Cape Verde :
14.107
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Cape Verde
# 100
Kuwait :
13.751
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Kuwait
# 101
Greece :
13.5
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Greece
# 102
Spain :
13.462
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Spain
# 103
Nigeria :
13.198
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Nigeria
# 104
Bulgaria :
12.535
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Bulgaria
# 105
Indonesia :
12.471
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Indonesia
# 106
Cuba :
11.468
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Cuba
# 107
Thailand :
11.259
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Thailand
# 108
Austria :
10.921
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Austria
# 109
Albania :
10.472
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Albania
# 110
Romania :
10.447
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Romania
# 111
São Tomé and Príncipe :
10.442
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe
# 112
Dominica :
10.316
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Dominica
# 113
France :
10.217
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of France
# 114
Nepal :
9.65
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Nepal
# 115
China :
9.626
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of China
# 116
Pakistan :
9.594
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Pakistan
# 117
Portugal :
9.471
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Portugal
# 118
Man, Isle of :
8.974
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Man, Isle of
# 119
Poland :
8.638
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Poland
# 120
Hungary :
8.405
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Hungary
# 121
Dominican Republic :
8.332
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Dominican Republic
# 122
Denmark :
8.282
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Denmark
# 123
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
8.012
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 124
Tonga :
7.492
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Tonga
# 125
Seychelles :
7.234
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Seychelles
# 126
Antigua and Barbuda :
6.998
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Antigua and Barbuda
# 127
Burundi :
6.401
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Burundi
# 128
Philippines :
6.363
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Philippines
# 129
Switzerland :
6.298
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Switzerland
# 130
Vietnam :
6.191
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Vietnam
# 131
Israel :
5.716
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Israel
# 132
Saint Lucia :
5.346
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Saint Lucia
# 133
Italy :
5.222
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Italy
# 134
Guam :
5.182
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Guam
# 135
Haiti :
5.167
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Haiti
# 136
Jamaica :
5.147
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Jamaica
# 137
Sri Lanka :
4.918
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Sri Lanka
# 138
Rwanda :
4.902
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Rwanda
# 139
Trinidad and Tobago :
4.819
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
# 140
Netherlands Antilles :
4.648
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Netherlands Antilles
# 141
El Salvador :
4.589
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of El Salvador
# 142
Germany :
4.465
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Germany
# 143
India :
4.424
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of India
# 144
United Kingdom :
4.302
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of United Kingdom
# 145
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
3.919
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 146
Grenada :
3.758
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Grenada
# 147
Lebanon :
3.683
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Lebanon
# 148
Virgin Islands :
3.646
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Virgin Islands
# 149
Japan :
3.162
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Japan
# 150
Puerto Rico :
2.8
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Puerto Rico
# 151
Netherlands :
2.405
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Netherlands
# 152
Mauritius :
2.134
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Mauritius
# 153
Bahrain :
2.077
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Bahrain
# 154
Maldives :
1.953
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Maldives
# 155
Barbados :
1.731
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Barbados
# 156
Bangladesh :
1.622
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Bangladesh
# 157
Bermuda :
0.929
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Bermuda
# 158
Malta :
0.888
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Malta
# 159
Singapore :
0.281
per 1,000 people
1979
Geography of Singapore
Weighted average:
123.4
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) (1979) 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=1979
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