Maptheory
social2023

Land area in hectares

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•234 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
55,627,109.5hectares
Median: 7,567,365.5hectares
Countries Covered
234
with available data
Highest
Russian Federation
1,637,687,000.0hectares
Lowest
Holy See (Vatican City State)
44.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1Russian Federation1,637,687,000.0hectares
2People's Republic of China938,821,000.0hectares
3United States of America914,742,000.0hectares
4Canada878,870,000.0hectares
5Brazil835,814,000.0hectares
By Region
North America499,680,750.0hectares(4 countries)
Oceania397,766,500.0hectares(2 countries)
South America209,293,452.9hectares(7 countries)
Africa101,455,089.8hectares(9 countries)
Asia94,349,169.4hectares(27 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (44.0hectares)High (1,637,687,000.0hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 55,627,109.5hectares)

North America (4)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Asia (27)
Other (153)
Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Russian Federation1,637,687,000.0hectares
2People's Republic of China938,821,000.0hectares
3United States of America914,742,000.0hectares
4Canada878,870,000.0hectares
5Brazil835,814,000.0hectares
6Australia769,202,000.0hectares
7India297,319,000.0hectares
8Argentina273,669,000.0hectares
9Kazakhstan269,970,000.0hectares
10Algeria238,174,000.0hectares
11Democratic Republic of the Congo226,705,000.0hectares
12Saudi Arabia214,969,000.0hectares
13Mexico194,395,000.0hectares
14Indonesia189,255,550.0hectares
15Sudan186,800,000.0hectares
16Libya175,954,000.0hectares
17Islamic Republic of Iran162,250,000.0hectares
18Mongolia155,849,980.0hectares
19Peru128,000,000.0hectares
20Niger126,670,000.0hectares
21Chad125,920,000.0hectares
22Angola124,670,000.0hectares
23Mali122,019,000.0hectares
24South Africa121,309,000.0hectares
25Ethiopia112,849,880.0hectares
26Colombia110,950,000.0hectares
27Bolivia108,330,000.0hectares
28Mauritania103,070,000.0hectares
29Egypt99,545,000.0hectares
30Nigeria91,077,000.0hectares
31United Republic of Tanzania88,580,000.0hectares
32Venezuela88,205,000.0hectares
33Namibia82,329,000.0hectares
34Mozambique78,638,000.0hectares
35Pakistan77,088,000.0hectares
36Türkiye76,963,000.0hectares
37Zambia74,339,000.0hectares
38Chile74,283,170.0hectares
39Myanmar65,267,000.0hectares
40Afghanistan65,223,000.0hectares
41South Sudan63,193,000.0hectares
42Somalia62,734,000.0hectares
43Central African Republic62,298,000.0hectares
44Madagascar58,180,000.0hectares
45Kenya58,087,628.0hectares
46Ukraine57,940,000.0hectares
47Botswana56,673,000.0hectares
48France53,895,000.0hectares
49Yemen52,797,000.0hectares
50Thailand51,089,000.0hectares
51Spain49,969,740.0hectares
52Cameroon47,271,000.0hectares
53Turkmenistan46,993,000.0hectares
54Papua New Guinea45,286,000.0hectares
55Morocco44,630,000.0hectares
56Uzbekistan44,065,000.0hectares
57Iraq43,413,000.0hectares
58Greenland41,045,000.0hectares
59Sweden40,727,000.0hectares
60Paraguay39,601,204.0hectares
61Zimbabwe38,685,000.0hectares
62Japan36,456,924.0hectares
63Norway36,427,000.0hectares
64Germany34,943,000.0hectares
65Republic of the Congo34,150,000.0hectares
66Malaysia32,855,000.0hectares
67Cote d'Ivoire31,800,000.0hectares
68Vietnam31,342,900.0hectares
69Oman30,950,000.0hectares
70Poland30,627,000.0hectares
71Finland30,396,000.0hectares
72Philippines29,817,000.0hectares
73Italy29,572,000.0hectares
74Burkina Faso27,360,000.0hectares
75Western Sahara26,600,000.0hectares
76New Zealand26,331,000.0hectares
77Gabon25,767,000.0hectares
78Ecuador24,836,000.0hectares
79Guinea24,572,000.0hectares
80United Kingdom24,193,000.0hectares
81Lao People's Democratic Republic23,080,000.0hectares
82Romania23,008,000.0hectares
83Ghana22,753,300.0hectares
84Guyana21,114,000.0hectares
85Belarus20,298,300.0hectares
86Uganda20,052,000.0hectares
87Senegal19,253,000.0hectares
88Kyrgyzstan19,180,000.0hectares
89Syrian Arab Republic18,363,000.0hectares
90Cambodia17,652,000.0hectares
91Uruguay17,502,000.0hectares
92Suriname16,050,761.0hectares
93Tunisia15,536,000.0hectares
94Nepal14,335,000.0hectares
95Tajikistan13,879,000.0hectares
96Bangladesh12,998,000.0hectares
97Greece12,890,000.0hectares
98Eritrea12,117,820.0hectares
99North Korea12,041,000.0hectares
100Nicaragua12,034,000.0hectares
101Benin11,276,000.0hectares
102Honduras11,189,000.0hectares
103Bulgaria10,856,000.0hectares
104Guatemala10,716,000.0hectares
105Cuba10,380,000.0hectares
106Iceland10,083,000.0hectares
107South Korea9,760,000.0hectares
108Liberia9,632,000.0hectares
109Malawi9,428,000.0hectares
110Portugal9,160,560.0hectares
111Hungary9,126,000.0hectares
112Jordan8,879,400.0hectares
113Serbia8,409,000.0hectares
114French Guiana8,281,000.0hectares
115Azerbaijan8,265,000.0hectares
116Austria8,252,000.0hectares
117Czech Republic7,716,731.0hectares
118Panama7,418,000.0hectares
119Sierra Leone7,218,000.0hectares
120United Arab Emirates7,102,000.0hectares
121Georgia6,949,000.0hectares
122Ireland6,889,000.0hectares
123Lithuania6,260,000.0hectares
124Latvia6,223,000.0hectares
125Sri Lanka6,186,000.0hectares
126Croatia5,596,000.0hectares
127Togo5,439,000.0hectares
128Bosnia and Herzegovina5,120,000.0hectares
129Costa Rica5,106,000.0hectares
130Dominican Republic4,819,802.0hectares
131Slovakia4,808,000.0hectares
132Estonia4,273,000.0hectares
133Denmark4,000,000.0hectares
134Switzerland3,950,963.0hectares
135Bhutan3,814,000.0hectares
136Taiwan, Province of China3,541,000.0hectares
137Netherlands3,367,000.0hectares
138Moldova, Republic of3,293,000.0hectares
139Belgium3,049,400.0hectares
140Lesotho3,036,000.0hectares
141Armenia2,819,944.0hectares
142Guinea-Bissau2,812,000.0hectares
143Equatorial Guinea2,805,000.0hectares
144Solomon Islands2,799,000.0hectares
145Haiti2,756,000.0hectares
146Albania2,740,000.0hectares
147Burundi2,568,000.0hectares
148The Republic of North Macedonia2,522,000.0hectares
149Rwanda2,467,000.0hectares
150Djibouti2,318,000.0hectares
151Belize2,281,000.0hectares
152Israel2,164,000.0hectares
153El Salvador2,072,000.0hectares
154Slovenia2,013,450.0hectares
155New Caledonia1,828,000.0hectares
156Fiji1,827,000.0hectares
157Kuwait1,782,000.0hectares
158Eswatini1,720,000.0hectares
159Timor-Leste1,487,000.0hectares
160Montenegro1,345,000.0hectares
161Vanuatu1,219,000.0hectares
162Falkland Islands (Malvinas)1,217,000.0hectares
163Qatar1,149,000.0hectares
164Jamaica1,083,000.0hectares
165Lebanon1,023,000.0hectares
166Republic of The Gambia1,012,000.0hectares
167Bahamas1,001,000.0hectares
168Cyprus924,000.0hectares
169Puerto Rico887,000.0hectares
170State of Palestine602,500.0hectares
171Brunei Darussalam527,000.0hectares
172Trinidad and Tobago513,000.0hectares
173Cape Verde403,000.0hectares
174French Polynesia347,100.0hectares
175Samoa278,000.0hectares
176Luxembourg257,446.0hectares
177Reunion251,000.0hectares
178Mauritius199,700.0hectares
179Comoros186,100.0hectares
180Guadeloupe162,000.0hectares
181Faroe Islands137,000.0hectares
182Martinique106,000.0hectares
183Hong Kong105,000.0hectares
184Sao Tome and Principe96,000.0hectares
185Turks and Caicos Islands95,000.0hectares
186Kiribati81,000.0hectares
187Bahrain80,000.0hectares
188Dominica75,000.0hectares
189Tonga72,000.0hectares
190Singapore71,800.0hectares
191Micronesia, Federated States of70,000.0hectares
192Saint Lucia61,000.0hectares
193Isle of Man57,000.0hectares
194Guam54,000.0hectares
195Andorra47,000.0hectares
196Northern Mariana Islands46,000.0hectares
197Palau46,000.0hectares
198Seychelles46,000.0hectares
199Curaçao44,400.0hectares
200Antigua and Barbuda44,000.0hectares
201Barbados43,000.0hectares
202Saint Helena39,000.0hectares
203Saint Vincent and the Grenadines39,000.0hectares
204Mayotte36,626.0hectares
205Virgin Islands, U.S.35,000.0hectares
206Grenada34,000.0hectares
207Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba32,200.0hectares
208Malta32,000.0hectares
209Maldives29,800.0hectares
210Niue26,000.0hectares
211Saint Kitts and Nevis26,000.0hectares
212Cayman Islands24,000.0hectares
213Cook Islands24,000.0hectares
214Saint Pierre and Miquelon23,000.0hectares
215American Samoa20,000.0hectares
216Aruba18,000.0hectares
217Marshall Islands18,000.0hectares
218Liechtenstein16,000.0hectares
219Virgin Islands, British15,000.0hectares
220Wallis and Futuna14,200.0hectares
221Montserrat10,000.0hectares
222Anguilla9,000.0hectares
223San Marino6,000.0hectares
224Bermuda5,400.0hectares
225Saint Martin (French part)5,000.0hectares
226Sint Maarten (Dutch part)3,400.0hectares
227Macao3,300.0hectares
228Tuvalu3,000.0hectares
229Nauru2,000.0hectares
230Saint Barthélemy2,000.0hectares
231Gibraltar1,000.0hectares
232Tokelau1,000.0hectares
233Monaco208.4hectares
234Holy See (Vatican City State)44.0hectares
Showing 234 of 234 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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