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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) (1983) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Greenland :
6,558.541
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Greenland
# 2
Mongolia :
856.288
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Mongolia
# 3
Namibia :
783.309
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Namibia
# 4
Mauritania :
595.905
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Mauritania
# 5
Libya :
503.265
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Libya
# 6
Australia :
499.857
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Australia
# 7
Botswana :
488.619
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Botswana
# 8
Iceland :
422.996
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Iceland
# 9
Suriname :
420.508
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Suriname
# 10
Canada :
357.225
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Canada
# 11
Gabon :
337.482
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Gabon
# 12
Guyana :
258.846
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Guyana
# 13
Chad :
254.186
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Chad
# 14
Central African Republic :
245.539
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Central African Republic
# 15
Oman :
222.6
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Oman
# 16
Bolivia :
189.593
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Bolivia
# 17
Niger :
186.053
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Niger
# 18
Saudi Arabia :
174.103
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Saudi Arabia
# 19
Congo, Republic of the :
172.221
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Congo, Republic of the
# 20
Mali :
162.652
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Mali
# 21
Belize :
145.3
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Belize
# 22
Angola :
143.306
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Angola
# 23
Papua New Guinea :
129.928
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Papua New Guinea
# 24
New Caledonia :
125.722
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of New Caledonia
# 25
Paraguay :
116.85
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Paraguay
# 26
Algeria :
114.712
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Algeria
# 27
Zambia :
111.094
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Zambia
# 28
Solomon Islands :
110.136
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Solomon Islands
# 29
Sudan :
107.703
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Sudan
# 30
Bhutan :
103.175
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Bhutan
# 31
Equatorial Guinea :
102.046
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Equatorial Guinea
# 32
Vanuatu :
96.722
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Vanuatu
# 33
Somalia :
94.935
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Somalia
# 34
Argentina :
93.07
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Argentina
# 35
New Zealand :
83.096
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of New Zealand
# 36
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
74.249
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 37
Norway :
73.622
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Norway
# 38
United Arab Emirates :
69.725
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of United Arab Emirates
# 39
Laos :
69.472
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Laos
# 40
Peru :
68.695
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Peru
# 41
Brazil :
64.917
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Brazil
# 42
Chile :
63.519
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Chile
# 43
Finland :
62.724
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Finland
# 44
Djibouti :
62.28
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Djibouti
# 45
Mozambique :
61.05
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Mozambique
# 46
Madagascar :
58.927
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Madagascar
# 47
Uruguay :
58.916
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Uruguay
# 48
Venezuela :
53.386
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Venezuela
# 49
Guinea :
49.856
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Guinea
# 50
Cameroon :
49.681
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Cameroon
# 51
Sweden :
49.253
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Sweden
# 52
Zimbabwe :
47.092
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Zimbabwe
# 53
Liberia :
46.385
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Liberia
# 54
Afghanistan :
45.097
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Afghanistan
# 55
Bahamas, The :
44.649
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Bahamas, The
# 56
Tanzania :
43.173
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Tanzania
# 57
South Africa :
40.858
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of South Africa
# 58
United States :
39.176
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of United States
# 59
Burkina Faso :
38.918
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Burkina Faso
# 60
Qatar :
37.993
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Qatar
# 61
Colombia :
36.658
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Colombia
# 62
Jordan :
35.93
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Jordan
# 63
Nicaragua :
35.867
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Nicaragua
# 64
Panama :
35.66
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Panama
# 65
Côte d'Ivoire :
33.062
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Côte d'Ivoire
# 66
Guinea-Bissau :
32.942
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
# 67
Ecuador :
32.055
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Ecuador
# 68
Kenya :
31.177
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Kenya
# 69
Senegal :
29.722
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Senegal
# 70
Honduras :
28.479
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Honduras
# 71
Iraq :
28.369
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Iraq
# 72
Swaziland :
27.753
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Swaziland
# 73
Benin :
26.951
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Benin
# 74
Mexico :
26.867
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Mexico
# 75
Fiji :
26.747
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Fiji
# 76
Brunei :
24.991
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Brunei
# 77
East Timor :
24.492
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of East Timor
# 78
Cambodia :
23.952
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Cambodia
# 79
Tunisia :
22.499
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Tunisia
# 80
French Polynesia :
22.196
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of French Polynesia
# 81
Malaysia :
22.092
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Malaysia
# 82
Lesotho :
21.664
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Lesotho
# 83
Morocco :
21.441
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Morocco
# 84
Sierra Leone :
20.936
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Sierra Leone
# 85
Costa Rica :
20.007
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Costa Rica
# 86
Ireland :
19.66
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Ireland
# 87
Syria :
18.275
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Syria
# 88
Burma :
18.244
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Burma
# 89
Ghana :
18.202
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Ghana
# 90
Samoa :
18.126
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Samoa
# 91
Cyprus :
17.498
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Cyprus
# 92
Togo :
17.494
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Togo
# 93
Turkey :
16.076
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Turkey
# 94
Uganda :
14.272
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Uganda
# 95
Guatemala :
14.188
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Guatemala
# 96
Malawi :
14.039
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Malawi
# 97
Gambia, The :
13.887
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Gambia, The
# 98
Cape Verde :
13.185
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Cape Verde
# 99
Spain :
13.101
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Spain
# 100
Greece :
13.09
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Greece
# 101
Kiribati :
13.04
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Kiribati
# 102
Bulgaria :
12.418
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Bulgaria
# 103
Nigeria :
11.798
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Nigeria
# 104
Indonesia :
11.527
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Indonesia
# 105
Kuwait :
11.189
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Kuwait
# 106
Cuba :
11.128
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Cuba
# 107
Austria :
10.918
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Austria
# 108
Thailand :
10.434
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Thailand
# 109
Romania :
10.213
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Romania
# 110
Dominica :
10.123
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Dominica
# 111
France :
10.007
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of France
# 112
Albania :
9.677
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Albania
# 113
São Tomé and Príncipe :
9.61
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe
# 114
Portugal :
9.192
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Portugal
# 115
China :
9.115
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of China
# 116
Man, Isle of :
8.827
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Man, Isle of
# 117
Nepal :
8.807
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Nepal
# 118
Pakistan :
8.581
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Pakistan
# 119
Hungary :
8.435
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Hungary
# 120
Poland :
8.327
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Poland
# 121
Denmark :
8.287
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Denmark
# 122
Tonga :
7.644
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Tonga
# 123
Dominican Republic :
7.625
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Dominican Republic
# 124
Seychelles :
6.931
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Seychelles
# 125
Antigua and Barbuda :
6.909
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Antigua and Barbuda
# 126
Switzerland :
6.232
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Switzerland
# 127
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
5.817
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 128
Philippines :
5.762
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Philippines
# 129
Vietnam :
5.745
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Vietnam
# 130
Burundi :
5.631
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Burundi
# 131
Israel :
5.272
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Israel
# 132
Italy :
5.2
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Italy
# 133
Comoros :
5.134
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Comoros
# 134
Saint Lucia :
5.037
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Saint Lucia
# 135
Jamaica :
4.833
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Jamaica
# 136
Guam :
4.735
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Guam
# 137
Haiti :
4.717
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Haiti
# 138
Netherlands Antilles :
4.487
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Netherlands Antilles
# 139
Trinidad and Tobago :
4.487
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
# 140
Germany :
4.464
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Germany
# 141
El Salvador :
4.406
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of El Salvador
# 142
Rwanda :
4.358
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Rwanda
# 143
United Kingdom :
4.291
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of United Kingdom
# 144
Sri Lanka :
4.192
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Sri Lanka
# 145
India :
4.05
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of India
# 146
Grenada :
3.799
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Grenada
# 147
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
3.798
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 148
Lebanon :
3.589
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Lebanon
# 149
Virgin Islands :
3.365
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Virgin Islands
# 150
Japan :
3.071
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Japan
# 151
Puerto Rico :
2.679
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Puerto Rico
# 152
Netherlands :
2.35
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Netherlands
# 153
Mauritius :
2.028
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Mauritius
# 154
Bahrain :
1.784
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Bahrain
# 155
Maldives :
1.737
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Maldives
# 156
Barbados :
1.712
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Barbados
# 157
Bangladesh :
1.472
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Bangladesh
# 158
Bermuda :
0.906
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Bermuda
# 159
Malta :
0.897
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Malta
# 160
Singapore :
0.25
per 1,000 people
1983
Geography of Singapore
Weighted average:
112.8
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) (1983) 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=1983
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