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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) (1987) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Greenland :
6,316.081
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Greenland
# 2
Mongolia :
779.261
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Mongolia
# 3
Namibia :
674.854
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Namibia
# 4
Mauritania :
543.541
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Mauritania
# 5
Australia :
472.353
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Australia
# 6
Libya :
436.849
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Libya
# 7
Botswana :
431.616
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Botswana
# 8
Iceland :
407.52
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Iceland
# 9
Suriname :
397.643
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Suriname
# 10
Canada :
342.505
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Canada
# 11
Gabon :
296.857
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Gabon
# 12
Guyana :
264.846
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Guyana
# 13
Chad :
227.91
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Chad
# 14
Central African Republic :
222.222
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Central African Republic
# 15
Oman :
187.024
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Oman
# 16
Bolivia :
173.828
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Bolivia
# 17
Niger :
164.248
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Niger
# 18
Congo, Republic of the :
151.446
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Congo, Republic of the
# 19
Mali :
147.64
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Mali
# 20
Saudi Arabia :
139.373
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Saudi Arabia
# 21
Belize :
130.194
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Belize
# 22
Angola :
127.62
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Angola
# 23
Papua New Guinea :
118.273
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Papua New Guinea
# 24
New Caledonia :
116.619
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of New Caledonia
# 25
Paraguay :
103.354
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Paraguay
# 26
Algeria :
101.806
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Algeria
# 27
Zambia :
97.376
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Zambia
# 28
Sudan :
97.023
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Sudan
# 29
Solomon Islands :
96.615
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Solomon Islands
# 30
Somalia :
95.863
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Somalia
# 31
Bhutan :
91.516
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Bhutan
# 32
Vanuatu :
88.066
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Vanuatu
# 33
Argentina :
87.68
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Argentina
# 34
Equatorial Guinea :
83.751
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Equatorial Guinea
# 35
New Zealand :
81.002
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of New Zealand
# 36
Norway :
72.673
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Norway
# 37
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
66.092
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 38
Peru :
62.693
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Peru
# 39
Laos :
61.972
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Laos
# 40
Finland :
61.745
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Finland
# 41
Brazil :
59.748
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Brazil
# 42
Chile :
59.443
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Chile
# 43
Mozambique :
59.382
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Mozambique
# 44
Uruguay :
57.448
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Uruguay
# 45
United Arab Emirates :
55.733
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of United Arab Emirates
# 46
Madagascar :
52.599
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Madagascar
# 47
Djibouti :
50.053
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Djibouti
# 48
Sweden :
48.855
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Sweden
# 49
Venezuela :
47.983
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Venezuela
# 50
Afghanistan :
47.788
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Afghanistan
# 51
Guinea :
44.876
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Guinea
# 52
Cameroon :
44.283
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Cameroon
# 53
Liberia :
43.959
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Liberia
# 54
Bahamas, The :
41.367
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Bahamas, The
# 55
Zimbabwe :
40.39
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Zimbabwe
# 56
Tanzania :
38.16
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Tanzania
# 57
United States :
37.802
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of United States
# 58
South Africa :
36.877
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of South Africa
# 59
Burkina Faso :
35.032
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Burkina Faso
# 60
Colombia :
33.746
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Colombia
# 61
Panama :
32.783
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Panama
# 62
Nicaragua :
32.457
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Nicaragua
# 63
Jordan :
31.005
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Jordan
# 64
Guinea-Bissau :
30.071
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
# 65
Ecuador :
28.936
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Ecuador
# 66
Qatar :
28.304
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Qatar
# 67
Côte d'Ivoire :
27.961
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Côte d'Ivoire
# 68
Kenya :
26.911
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Kenya
# 69
Senegal :
26.379
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Senegal
# 70
Iraq :
25.537
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Iraq
# 71
Fiji :
25.442
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Fiji
# 72
Honduras :
25.162
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Honduras
# 73
Mexico :
24.743
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Mexico
# 74
Swaziland :
24.531
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Swaziland
# 75
Benin :
23.601
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Benin
# 76
Brunei :
22.33
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Brunei
# 77
East Timor :
21.747
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of East Timor
# 78
Tunisia :
20.217
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Tunisia
# 79
Cambodia :
20.131
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Cambodia
# 80
French Polynesia :
20.025
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of French Polynesia
# 81
Lesotho :
19.902
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Lesotho
# 82
Malaysia :
19.901
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Malaysia
# 83
Morocco :
19.625
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Morocco
# 84
Ireland :
19.422
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Ireland
# 85
Sierra Leone :
18.864
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Sierra Leone
# 86
Costa Rica :
17.942
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Costa Rica
# 87
Samoa :
17.876
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Samoa
# 88
Burma :
16.918
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Burma
# 89
Cyprus :
16.686
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Cyprus
# 90
Ghana :
15.983
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Ghana
# 91
Syria :
15.79
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Syria
# 92
Togo :
15.094
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Togo
# 93
Turkey :
14.64
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Turkey
# 94
Spain :
12.936
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Spain
# 95
Guatemala :
12.901
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Guatemala
# 96
Greece :
12.889
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Greece
# 97
Uganda :
12.397
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Uganda
# 98
Bulgaria :
12.332
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Bulgaria
# 99
Cape Verde :
12.11
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Cape Verde
# 100
Gambia, The :
11.992
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Gambia, The
# 101
Kiribati :
11.928
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Kiribati
# 102
Malawi :
11.557
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Malawi
# 103
Austria :
10.887
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Austria
# 104
Cuba :
10.724
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Cuba
# 105
Indonesia :
10.72
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Indonesia
# 106
Nigeria :
10.533
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Nigeria
# 107
Dominica :
10.274
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Dominica
# 108
Romania :
10.041
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Romania
# 109
France :
9.845
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of France
# 110
Thailand :
9.778
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Thailand
# 111
Kuwait :
9.514
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Kuwait
# 112
Portugal :
9.155
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Portugal
# 113
Man, Isle of :
9.053
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Man, Isle of
# 114
São Tomé and Príncipe :
8.821
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe
# 115
Albania :
8.792
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Albania
# 116
China :
8.604
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of China
# 117
Hungary :
8.571
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Hungary
# 118
Denmark :
8.268
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Denmark
# 119
Poland :
8.084
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Poland
# 120
Nepal :
8.032
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Nepal
# 121
Tonga :
7.784
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Tonga
# 122
Pakistan :
7.712
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Pakistan
# 123
Dominican Republic :
7.023
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Dominican Republic
# 124
Antigua and Barbuda :
6.968
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Antigua and Barbuda
# 125
Seychelles :
6.73
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Seychelles
# 126
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
6.124
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 127
Switzerland :
6.112
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Switzerland
# 128
Vietnam :
5.271
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Vietnam
# 129
Philippines :
5.238
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Philippines
# 130
Italy :
5.196
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Italy
# 131
Israel :
4.953
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Israel
# 132
Burundi :
4.922
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Burundi
# 133
Saint Lucia :
4.747
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Saint Lucia
# 134
Comoros :
4.624
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Comoros
# 135
Jamaica :
4.607
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Jamaica
# 136
Germany :
4.481
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Germany
# 137
Guam :
4.31
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Guam
# 138
Netherlands Antilles :
4.301
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Netherlands Antilles
# 139
Haiti :
4.283
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Haiti
# 140
Trinidad and Tobago :
4.283
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
# 141
El Salvador :
4.249
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of El Salvador
# 142
United Kingdom :
4.244
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of United Kingdom
# 143
Sri Lanka :
3.947
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Sri Lanka
# 144
India :
3.723
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of India
# 145
Grenada :
3.72
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Grenada
# 146
Rwanda :
3.705
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Rwanda
# 147
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
3.669
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 148
Lebanon :
3.528
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Lebanon
# 149
Virgin Islands :
3.302
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Virgin Islands
# 150
Japan :
2.986
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Japan
# 151
Puerto Rico :
2.577
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Puerto Rico
# 152
Netherlands :
2.302
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Netherlands
# 153
Mauritius :
1.966
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Mauritius
# 154
Barbados :
1.69
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Barbados
# 155
Bahrain :
1.556
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Bahrain
# 156
Maldives :
1.533
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Maldives
# 157
Bangladesh :
1.339
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Bangladesh
# 158
Malta :
0.912
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Malta
# 159
Bermuda :
0.865
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Bermuda
# 160
Singapore :
0.241
per 1,000 people
1987
Geography of Singapore
Weighted average:
104.7
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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