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Land area (thousands of hectares)
UN SDG
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213 countries · 1990–2025
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Data 2025 · Status unspecified
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2025
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Country
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Value
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1
Russian Federation
1.64M
2
China
942,470.3
3
United States
914,742
4
Canada
878,870
5
Brazil
835,814
6
Australia
769,202
7
India
297,319
8
Argentina
273,669
9
Kazakhstan
269,970
10
Algeria
238,174
11
Congo, Dem. Rep.
226,705
12
Saudi Arabia
214,969
13
Mexico
194,395
14
Indonesia
189,255.6
15
Sudan
186,800
16
Libya
175,954
17
Iran, Islamic Rep.
162,250
18
Mongolia
155,850
19
Peru
128,000
20
Niger
126,670
21
Chad
125,920
22
Angola
124,670
23
Mali
122,019
24
South Africa
121,309
25
Ethiopia
112,849.9
26
Colombia
110,950
27
Bolivia
108,330
28
Mauritania
103,070
29
Egypt, Arab Rep.
99,545
30
Nigeria
91,077
31
Tanzania
88,580
32
Venezuela, RB
88,205
33
Namibia
82,329
34
Mozambique
78,638
35
Pakistan
77,088
36
Turkiye
76,963
37
Zambia
74,339
38
Chile
74,283.2
39
Myanmar
65,267
40
Afghanistan
65,223
41
South Sudan
63,193
42
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
62,734
43
Central African Republic
62,298
44
Madagascar
58,180
45
Kenya
58,087.6
46
Ukraine
57,940
47
Botswana
56,673
48
France
53,895
49
Yemen, Rep.
52,797
50
Thailand
51,089
51
Spain
49,969.7
52
Cameroon
47,271
53
Turkmenistan
46,993
54
Papua New Guinea
45,286
55
Morocco
44,630
56
Uzbekistan
44,065
57
Iraq
43,413
58
Greenland
41,045
59
Sweden
40,727
60
Paraguay
39,601.2
61
Zimbabwe
38,685
62
Japan
36,456.9
63
Germany
34,943
64
Congo, Rep.
34,150
65
Malaysia
32,855
66
Cote d'Ivoire
31,800
67
Viet Nam
31,342.9
68
Oman
30,950
69
Poland
30,627
70
Norway
30,405.8
71
Finland
30,396
72
Philippines
29,817
73
Italy
29,572
74
Burkina Faso
27,360
75
New Zealand
26,331
76
Gabon
25,767
77
Ecuador
24,836
78
Guinea
24,572
79
United Kingdom
24,193
80
Lao PDR
23,080
81
Romania
23,008
82
Ghana
22,753.3
83
Belarus
20,298.3
84
Uganda
20,052
85
Guyana
19,685
86
Senegal
19,253
87
Kyrgyz Republic
19,180
88
Syrian Arab Republic
18,363
89
Cambodia
17,652
90
Uruguay
17,502
91
Suriname
16,050.8
92
Tunisia
15,536
93
Nepal
14,335
94
Tajikistan
13,879
95
Bangladesh
12,998
96
Greece
12,890
97
Eritrea
12,117.8
98
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
12,041
99
Nicaragua
12,034
100
Benin
11,276
101
Honduras
11,189
102
Bulgaria
10,856
103
Guatemala
10,716
104
Cuba
10,380
105
Iceland
10,083
106
Korea, Rep.
9,760
107
Liberia
9,632
108
Malawi
9,428
109
Portugal
9,160.6
110
Hungary
9,126
111
Jordan
8,879.4
112
Serbia
8,409
113
Azerbaijan
8,265
114
Austria
8,252
115
Czechia
7,716.7
116
Panama
7,418
117
Sierra Leone
7,218
118
United Arab Emirates
7,102
119
Georgia
6,949
120
Ireland
6,889
121
Lithuania
6,260
122
Latvia
6,223
123
Sri Lanka
6,186
124
Croatia
5,596
125
Togo
5,439
126
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5,120
127
Costa Rica
5,106
128
Dominican Republic
4,819.8
129
Slovak Republic
4,808
130
Estonia
4,273
131
Denmark
4,000
132
Switzerland
3,951
133
Bhutan
3,814
134
Netherlands
3,367
135
Moldova
3,293
136
Belgium
3,049.4
137
Lesotho
3,036
138
Armenia
2,819.9
139
Guinea-Bissau
2,812
140
Equatorial Guinea
2,805
141
Solomon Islands
2,799
142
Haiti
2,756
143
Albania
2,740
144
Burundi
2,568
145
North Macedonia
2,522
146
Rwanda
2,467
147
Djibouti
2,318
148
Belize
2,281
149
Israel
2,164
150
El Salvador
2,072
151
Slovenia
2,013.5
152
New Caledonia
1,828
153
Fiji
1,827
154
Kuwait
1,782
155
Eswatini
1,720
156
Timor-Leste
1,487
157
Montenegro
1,345
158
Vanuatu
1,219
159
Qatar
1,149
160
Jamaica
1,083
161
Lebanon
1,023
162
Gambia, The
1,012
163
Bahamas, The
1,001
164
Cyprus
924
165
Puerto Rico (US)
887
166
West Bank and Gaza
602.5
167
Brunei Darussalam
527
168
Trinidad and Tobago
513
169
Cabo Verde
403
170
French Polynesia
347.1
171
Samoa
278
172
Luxembourg
257.5
173
Mauritius
199.7
174
Comoros
186.1
175
Faroe Islands
137
176
Sao Tome and Principe
96
177
Turks and Caicos Islands
95
178
Kiribati
81
179
Bahrain
80
180
Dominica
75
181
Tonga
72
182
Singapore
71.8
183
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
70
184
St. Lucia
61
185
Isle of Man
57
186
Guam
54
187
Andorra
47
188
Palau
46
189
Northern Mariana Islands
46
190
Seychelles
46
191
Curacao
44.4
192
Antigua and Barbuda
44
193
Barbados
43
194
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
39
195
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
35
196
Grenada
34
197
Malta
32
198
Maldives
29.8
199
St. Kitts and Nevis
26
200
Cayman Islands
24
201
American Samoa
20
202
Marshall Islands
18
203
Aruba
18
204
Liechtenstein
16
205
British Virgin Islands
15
206
San Marino
6
207
Bermuda
5.4
208
St. Martin (French part)
5
209
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
3.4
210
Tuvalu
3
211
Naoero
2
212
Gibraltar
1
213
Monaco
0.21
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