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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) (1997) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Greenland :
7,329.464
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Greenland
# 2
Mongolia :
666.356
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Mongolia
# 3
Namibia :
469.035
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Namibia
# 4
Mauritania :
424.538
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Mauritania
# 5
Australia :
414.878
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Australia
# 6
Suriname :
369.699
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Suriname
# 7
Iceland :
368.566
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Iceland
# 8
Libya :
351.808
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Libya
# 9
Botswana :
336.924
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Botswana
# 10
Canada :
303.246
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Canada
# 11
Guyana :
267.19
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Guyana
# 12
Gabon :
217.722
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Gabon
# 13
Kazakhstan :
176.063
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Kazakhstan
# 14
Central African Republic :
174.432
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Central African Republic
# 15
Chad :
168.586
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Chad
# 16
Bolivia :
138.647
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Bolivia
# 17
Oman :
134.624
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Oman
# 18
Niger :
119.226
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Niger
# 19
Mali :
113.934
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Mali
# 20
Russia :
111.189
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Russia
# 21
Congo, Republic of the :
109.59
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Congo, Republic of the
# 22
Turkmenistan :
108.42
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Turkmenistan
# 23
Saudi Arabia :
102.858
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Saudi Arabia
# 24
Belize :
99.174
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Belize
# 25
Somalia :
97.014
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Somalia
# 26
Angola :
96.67
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Angola
# 27
Papua New Guinea :
91.831
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Papua New Guinea
# 28
New Caledonia :
90.656
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of New Caledonia
# 29
Algeria :
81.567
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Algeria
# 30
Paraguay :
79.176
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Paraguay
# 31
Bhutan :
77.563
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Bhutan
# 32
Sudan :
77.199
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Sudan
# 33
Argentina :
76.682
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Argentina
# 34
Zambia :
74.116
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Zambia
# 35
Solomon Islands :
72.716
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Solomon Islands
# 36
New Zealand :
70.778
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of New Zealand
# 37
Norway :
69.09
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Norway
# 38
Vanuatu :
67.631
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Vanuatu
# 39
Equatorial Guinea :
67.133
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Equatorial Guinea
# 40
Finland :
59.261
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Finland
# 41
Uruguay :
53.75
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Uruguay
# 42
Peru :
51.854
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Peru
# 43
Brazil :
50.868
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Brazil
# 44
Chile :
50.163
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Chile
# 45
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
48.135
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 46
Mozambique :
46.956
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Mozambique
# 47
Laos :
46.923
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Laos
# 48
Sweden :
46.368
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Sweden
# 49
Kyrgyzstan :
40.593
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Kyrgyzstan
# 50
Madagascar :
39.261
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Madagascar
# 51
Liberia :
38.832
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Liberia
# 52
Venezuela :
38.418
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Venezuela
# 53
Djibouti :
35.849
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Djibouti
# 54
Bahamas, The :
34.722
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Bahamas, The
# 55
Cameroon :
33.917
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Cameroon
# 56
United States :
33.592
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of United States
# 57
Guinea :
31.822
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Guinea
# 58
Zimbabwe :
31.748
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Zimbabwe
# 59
United Arab Emirates :
31.523
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of United Arab Emirates
# 60
Eritrea :
31.369
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Eritrea
# 61
Estonia :
30.279
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Estonia
# 62
South Africa :
29.675
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of South Africa
# 63
Tanzania :
28.128
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Tanzania
# 64
Colombia :
27.995
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Colombia
# 65
Panama :
26.734
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Panama
# 66
Burkina Faso :
26.365
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Burkina Faso
# 67
Nicaragua :
25.736
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Nicaragua
# 68
Latvia :
25.327
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Latvia
# 69
Tajikistan :
23.574
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Tajikistan
# 70
Ecuador :
23.507
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Ecuador
# 71
Fiji :
23.248
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Fiji
# 72
Guinea-Bissau :
22.354
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
# 73
Qatar :
21.194
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Qatar
# 74
Mexico :
20.697
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Mexico
# 75
Côte d'Ivoire :
20.396
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Côte d'Ivoire
# 76
Senegal :
20.059
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Senegal
# 77
Belarus :
20.049
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Belarus
# 78
Kenya :
19.87
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Kenya
# 79
Jordan :
19.789
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Jordan
# 80
East Timor :
19.246
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of East Timor
# 81
Iraq :
19.005
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Iraq
# 82
Honduras :
18.825
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Honduras
# 83
Ireland :
18.749
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Ireland
# 84
Uzbekistan :
17.974
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Uzbekistan
# 85
Swaziland :
17.921
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Swaziland
# 86
Lithuania :
17.508
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Lithuania
# 87
Lesotho :
17.489
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Lesotho
# 88
Sierra Leone :
17.005
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Sierra Leone
# 89
Brunei :
16.985
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Brunei
# 90
Tunisia :
16.859
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Tunisia
# 91
Benin :
16.784
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Benin
# 92
Ethiopia :
16.736
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Ethiopia
# 93
Samoa :
16.468
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Samoa
# 94
Morocco :
16.359
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Morocco
# 95
French Polynesia :
16.347
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of French Polynesia
# 96
Malaysia :
15.334
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Malaysia
# 97
Cambodia :
14.78
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Cambodia
# 98
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
14.675
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 99
Burma :
14.252
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Burma
# 100
Georgia :
14.221
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Georgia
# 101
Costa Rica :
13.97
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Costa Rica
# 102
Cyprus :
13.776
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Cyprus
# 103
Bulgaria :
13.31
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Bulgaria
# 104
Macedonia, Republic of :
12.822
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Macedonia, Republic of
# 105
Spain :
12.618
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Spain
# 106
Ghana :
12.242
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Ghana
# 107
Croatia :
12.236
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Croatia
# 108
Turkey :
12.023
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Turkey
# 109
Greece :
11.961
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Greece
# 110
Syria :
11.814
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Syria
# 111
Ukraine :
11.451
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Ukraine
# 112
Togo :
11.257
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Togo
# 113
Azerbaijan :
10.617
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Azerbaijan
# 114
Dominica :
10.411
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Dominica
# 115
Austria :
10.344
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Austria
# 116
Guatemala :
10.276
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Guatemala
# 117
Romania :
10.177
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Romania
# 118
Slovenia :
10.141
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Slovenia
# 119
Cuba :
10.002
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Cuba
# 120
Kiribati :
9.712
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Kiribati
# 121
Cape Verde :
9.587
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Cape Verde
# 122
France :
9.409
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of France
# 123
Indonesia :
9.142
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Indonesia
# 124
Portugal :
9.069
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Portugal
# 125
Kuwait :
9
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Kuwait
# 126
Armenia :
8.972
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Armenia
# 127
Slovakia :
8.935
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Slovakia
# 128
Albania :
8.888
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Albania
# 129
Uganda :
8.885
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Uganda
# 130
Malawi :
8.883
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Malawi
# 131
Hungary :
8.727
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Hungary
# 132
Thailand :
8.567
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Thailand
# 133
Gambia, The :
8.376
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Gambia, The
# 134
Man, Isle of :
8.061
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Man, Isle of
# 135
Denmark :
8.03
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Denmark
# 136
Nigeria :
7.906
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Nigeria
# 137
Poland :
7.875
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Poland
# 138
Moldova :
7.647
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Moldova
# 139
China :
7.583
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of China
# 140
Czech Republic :
7.499
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Czech Republic
# 141
Tonga :
7.333
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Tonga
# 142
São Tomé and Príncipe :
7.275
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe
# 143
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
6.382
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 144
Nepal :
6.279
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Nepal
# 145
Antigua and Barbuda :
6.071
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Antigua and Barbuda
# 146
Pakistan :
6.001
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Pakistan
# 147
Seychelles :
5.949
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Seychelles
# 148
Dominican Republic :
5.818
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Dominican Republic
# 149
Switzerland :
5.643
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Switzerland
# 150
Italy :
5.169
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Italy
# 151
Netherlands Antilles :
4.405
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Netherlands Antilles
# 152
Vietnam :
4.313
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Vietnam
# 153
Jamaica :
4.274
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Jamaica
# 154
Germany :
4.25
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Germany
# 155
Philippines :
4.179
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Philippines
# 156
United Kingdom :
4.138
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of United Kingdom
# 157
Burundi :
4.102
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Burundi
# 158
Saint Lucia :
4.076
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Saint Lucia
# 159
Trinidad and Tobago :
4.035
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
# 160
Rwanda :
3.992
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Rwanda
# 161
Israel :
3.708
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Israel
# 162
Comoros :
3.669
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Comoros
# 163
Haiti :
3.625
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Haiti
# 164
Guam :
3.616
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Guam
# 165
Marshall Islands :
3.533
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Marshall Islands
# 166
El Salvador :
3.504
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of El Salvador
# 167
Sri Lanka :
3.481
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Sri Lanka
# 168
Grenada :
3.417
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Grenada
# 169
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
3.415
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 170
Virgin Islands :
3.258
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Virgin Islands
# 171
India :
3.08
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of India
# 172
Japan :
2.891
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Japan
# 173
Lebanon :
2.817
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Lebanon
# 174
Puerto Rico :
2.376
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Puerto Rico
# 175
Netherlands :
2.163
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Netherlands
# 176
Mauritius :
1.768
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Mauritius
# 177
Barbados :
1.63
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Barbados
# 178
Bahrain :
1.142
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Bahrain
# 179
Maldives :
1.123
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Maldives
# 180
Bangladesh :
1.072
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Bangladesh
# 181
Malta :
0.836
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Malta
# 182
Bermuda :
0.808
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Bermuda
# 183
Singapore :
0.177
per 1,000 people
1997
Geography of Singapore
Weighted average:
90.2
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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