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Wetlands area (square kilometres) by country 2017 | worldgovdata
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Wetlands area (square kilometres)
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209 countries
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2017
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2017
All regions
East Asia & Pacific
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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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Country
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Value
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1
Russian Federation
1.33M
2
United States
690,578.2
3
Australia
610,746.4
4
Congo, Dem. Rep.
235,580.9
5
Brazil
213,880.2
6
Indonesia
194,016.6
7
South Sudan
133,820.1
8
Argentina
121,592.6
9
Congo, Rep.
91,359.6
10
Bangladesh
80,765.8
11
India
80,524.6
12
Venezuela, RB
80,451
13
Bolivia
70,322.2
14
Papua New Guinea
67,332.1
15
China
61,632.5
16
Angola
59,580.3
17
Zambia
58,897.8
18
Colombia
57,827.7
19
Pakistan
45,837.4
20
Nigeria
42,152.9
21
Viet Nam
41,132.1
22
Peru
38,532
23
Paraguay
35,119
24
Ethiopia
32,007.8
25
Finland
30,358.6
26
Cambodia
30,130.9
27
Thailand
28,887.5
28
Mexico
28,716.1
29
Tanzania
24,780.6
30
Egypt, Arab Rep.
23,372.8
31
Kazakhstan
20,749.3
32
Sudan
20,308.1
33
Mali
19,089.1
34
Botswana
17,762.6
35
Madagascar
17,624.2
36
Chad
15,773.5
37
Mozambique
14,554.8
38
Cameroon
13,713.8
39
Myanmar
13,635.5
40
United Kingdom
13,615.8
41
Guyana
12,879.9
42
Greenland
12,321.4
43
New Zealand
11,868
44
Chile
11,376.9
45
Philippines
10,313.7
46
Ghana
9,524.5
47
Norway
8,918.1
48
Iran, Islamic Rep.
8,387.5
49
Uzbekistan
7,943.7
50
Uganda
7,824.4
51
Suriname
7,354.6
52
Malaysia
6,417.7
53
Turkmenistan
6,327.3
54
South Africa
6,164.3
55
Nicaragua
6,107.9
56
Gabon
5,998.8
57
Sri Lanka
5,974
58
Central African Republic
5,455.6
59
Ukraine
5,427.7
60
Namibia
4,995
61
Honduras
4,705.6
62
Guinea
4,621.4
63
Cote d'Ivoire
4,424.3
64
Kenya
4,349
65
Iraq
3,765.3
66
Benin
3,504.7
67
Romania
3,490.2
68
Ireland
3,451
69
Ecuador
3,336.1
70
Cuba
3,220.1
71
Japan
3,205.9
72
Algeria
3,189.9
73
Senegal
3,123.5
74
Burkina Faso
3,055.6
75
Tunisia
3,000.8
76
Uruguay
2,812.7
77
Sierra Leone
2,787.3
78
Niger
2,745.3
79
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
2,597
80
Liberia
2,455.4
81
Malawi
2,357.5
82
Mauritania
2,354.5
83
Germany
2,262.4
84
Turkiye
2,231.3
85
Zimbabwe
2,209.3
86
Guinea-Bissau
2,134.3
87
Poland
2,133.5
88
Mongolia
2,009.3
89
Estonia
1,888.4
90
Latvia
1,809.5
91
France
1,800.2
92
Belize
1,711
93
Tajikistan
1,646.5
94
Afghanistan
1,623.4
95
Syrian Arab Republic
1,600.5
96
Solomon Islands
1,559.8
97
Morocco
1,498.9
98
Lao PDR
1,370.2
99
New Caledonia
1,228.8
100
Nepal
1,196.6
101
Spain
1,058.2
102
Libya
1,053.3
103
Italy
965.8
104
Iceland
965.8
105
Bahamas, The
897.5
106
Gambia, The
753
107
Yemen, Rep.
724.7
108
Guatemala
706
109
Lithuania
656.7
110
Hungary
649.2
111
Togo
612.4
112
Rwanda
558.6
113
Panama
516.8
114
Equatorial Guinea
479.3
115
Israel
473.6
116
Vanuatu
452.6
117
Haiti
442.2
118
Dominican Republic
431.6
119
Azerbaijan
423.1
120
Costa Rica
398
121
Denmark
391
122
Eritrea
362.2
123
Kyrgyz Republic
328.1
124
Fiji
314.8
125
Barbados
269
126
Burundi
245.6
127
Portugal
240.6
128
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
220.7
129
Greece
215.8
130
Bulgaria
214.8
131
Austria
211.3
132
Saudi Arabia
210.8
133
Trinidad and Tobago
199.6
134
Brunei Darussalam
191.5
135
Timor-Leste
188.6
136
Croatia
186.3
137
Moldova
181.4
138
Eswatini
161.7
139
Switzerland
137.5
140
Serbia
134.3
141
Czechia
122.2
142
Lebanon
118.2
143
Georgia
89.1
144
Curacao
82.4
145
Jamaica
81.6
146
Guam
74.5
147
Montenegro
72.4
148
Slovak Republic
68.9
149
El Salvador
65.4
150
Jordan
64.7
151
Cyprus
62.3
152
Korea, Rep.
60.1
153
Belgium
55.9
154
North Macedonia
55.2
155
Albania
53.5
156
Oman
47.5
157
Mauritius
45.7
158
Bosnia and Herzegovina
45.3
159
British Virgin Islands
41.2
160
Djibouti
40
161
Slovenia
36.4
162
Kuwait
34.8
163
United Arab Emirates
33.9
164
Cayman Islands
30.6
165
Armenia
27.3
166
Bhutan
26.5
167
Tonga
14.4
168
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
14.2
169
Singapore
13.4
170
Northern Mariana Islands
12.9
171
Isle of Man
12.6
172
Puerto Rico (US)
11.9
173
Seychelles
11.8
174
Qatar
11.6
175
Turks and Caicos Islands
9.6
176
Sao Tome and Principe
7.6
177
Hong Kong SAR, China
5.5
178
French Polynesia
4
179
Andorra
3.9
180
Antigua and Barbuda
3.8
181
Samoa
3.4
182
Dominica
3.2
183
Lesotho
2.7
184
Liechtenstein
2.1
185
Comoros
1.6
186
American Samoa
1.3
187
Bahrain
1.2
188
Luxembourg
0.51
189
Aruba
0.45
190
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
0.26
191
Macao SAR, China
0.19
192
Grenada
0.13
193
St. Lucia
0.11
194
St. Martin (French part)
0.03
195
Marshall Islands
0
196
San Marino
0
197
Monaco
0
198
Naoero
0
199
Palau
0
200
Tuvalu
0
201
St. Kitts and Nevis
0
202
Kiribati
0
203
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
0
204
Gibraltar
0
205
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
0
206
Faroe Islands
0
207
Cabo Verde
0
208
Bermuda
0
209
Malta
0
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