Land area (thousands of hectares) by country
Countries reporting
255
Highest
1.64 million ha th
Russia
Lowest
0.04 ha th
Holy See
Median
7,717 ha th
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
1,734
What the numbers show
Land area (thousands of hectares) is currently reported for 255 countries. The highest value is 1.64 million ha th in Russia; the lowest is 0.04 ha th in Holy See.
The median across all reporting countries is 7,717 ha th, and the mean is 61,749 ha th.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Monaco (up 5.0%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 3.9%).
Land area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 1.64 million ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russian Federation | 1.64 million ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | China | 942,470 ha th | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 4 | United States | 914,742 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Canada | 878,870 ha th | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 6 | Brazil | 835,814 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Australia and New Zealand | 795,537 ha th | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 8 | Australia | 769,202 ha th | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | India | 297,319 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Argentina | 273,669 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 269,970 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Algeria | 238,174 ha th | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 226,705 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 214,969 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Mexico | 194,395 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Indonesia | 189,256 ha th | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 17 | Sudan | 186,800 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Libya | 175,954 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 162,250 ha th | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 20 | Mongolia | 155,850 ha th | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Peru | 128,000 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Niger | 126,670 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Chad | 125,920 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Angola | 124,670 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Mali | 122,019 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | South Africa | 121,309 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 112,850 ha th | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 28 | Colombia | 110,950 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 108,330 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Mauritania | 103,070 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Egypt | 99,545 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Nigeria | 91,077 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | United Republic of Tanzania | 88,580 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 88,205 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Namibia | 82,329 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Mozambique | 78,638 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Pakistan | 77,088 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Turkey | 76,963 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Türkiye | 76,963 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Zambia | 74,339 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Chile | 74,283 ha th | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 42 | Myanmar | 65,267 ha th | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 43 | Afghanistan | 65,223 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | South Sudan | 63,193 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Somalia | 62,734 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Central African Republic | 62,298 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Madagascar | 58,180 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Kenya | 58,088 ha th | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 49 | Ukraine | 57,940 ha th | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 50 | Botswana | 56,673 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | France | 53,895 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Melanesia | 52,959 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Yemen | 52,797 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Thailand | 51,089 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Spain | 49,970 ha th | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 56 | Cameroon | 47,271 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Turkmenistan | 46,993 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 45,286 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Morocco | 44,630 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 44,065 ha th | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 61 | Iraq | 43,413 ha th | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 62 | Greenland | 41,045 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Sweden | 40,727 ha th | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 64 | Paraguay | 39,601 ha th | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | 38,685 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Japan | 36,457 ha th | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 67 | Germany | 34,943 ha th | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 68 | Congo | 34,150 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | Malaysia | 32,855 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Cote d'Ivoire | 31,800 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Côte d'Ivoire | 31,800 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Vietnam | 31,343 ha th | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 72 | Viet Nam | 31,343 ha th | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 74 | Oman | 30,950 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Poland | 30,627 ha th | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 76 | Norway | 30,406 ha th | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 77 | Finland | 30,396 ha th | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 78 | Philippines | 29,817 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Italy | 29,572 ha th | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 27,360 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Western Sahara | 26,600 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | New Zealand | 26,331 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Gabon | 25,767 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Ecuador | 24,836 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Guinea | 24,572 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | United Kingdom | 24,193 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 24,193 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Laos | 23,080 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 23,080 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | Romania | 23,008 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Ghana | 22,753 ha th | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 92 | Caribbean | 22,323 ha th | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 93 | Belarus | 20,298 ha th | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 94 | Uganda | 20,052 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Guyana | 19,685 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Senegal | 19,253 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | 19,180 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Syria | 18,363 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Syrian Arab Republic | 18,363 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | Cambodia | 17,652 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Uruguay | 17,502 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Suriname | 16,051 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Tunisia | 15,536 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Nepal | 14,335 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 13,879 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Bangladesh | 12,998 ha th | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 107 | Greece | 12,890 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Eritrea | 12,118 ha th | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 109 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 12,041 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 12,034 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Benin | 11,276 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | Honduras | 11,189 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Bulgaria | 10,856 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Guatemala | 10,716 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Cuba | 10,380 ha th | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 116 | Iceland | 10,083 ha th | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 117 | South Korea | 9,760 ha th | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 117 | Republic of Korea | 9,760 ha th | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 119 | Liberia | 9,632 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Malawi | 9,428 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | Portugal | 9,161 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Hungary | 9,126 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Jordan | 8,879 ha th | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 124 | Serbia | 8,409 ha th | 2025 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 125 | French Guiana | 8,281 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | 8,265 ha th | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 127 | Austria | 8,252 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Czechia | 7,717 ha th | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 129 | Panama | 7,418 ha th | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | 7,218 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | United Arab Emirates | 7,102 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Georgia | 6,949 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Ireland | 6,889 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Lithuania | 6,260 ha th | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 135 | Latvia | 6,223 ha th | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 136 | Sri Lanka | 6,186 ha th | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 137 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 6,021 ha th | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 138 | Croatia | 5,596 ha th | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 139 | Togo | 5,439 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,120 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Costa Rica | 5,106 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | Dominican Republic | 4,820 ha th | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 143 | Slovakia | 4,808 ha th | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 144 | Estonia | 4,273 ha th | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 145 | Denmark | 4,000 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Switzerland | 3,951 ha th | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 147 | Bhutan | 3,814 ha th | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 148 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3,367 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Moldova | 3,293 ha th | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 149 | Republic of Moldova | 3,293 ha th | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 151 | Belgium | 3,049 ha th | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 152 | Lesotho | 3,036 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Armenia | 2,820 ha th | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 154 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,812 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,805 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Solomon Islands | 2,799 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Haiti | 2,756 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Albania | 2,740 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Burundi | 2,568 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | North Macedonia | 2,522 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Rwanda | 2,467 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Djibouti | 2,318 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Belize | 2,281 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Israel | 2,164 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | El Salvador | 2,072 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Slovenia | 2,013 ha th | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 167 | New Caledonia | 1,828 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Fiji | 1,827 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Kuwait | 1,782 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Eswatini | 1,720 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | East Timor | 1,487 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Timor-Leste | 1,487 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Montenegro | 1,345 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 1,219 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1,217 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Qatar | 1,149 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Jamaica | 1,083 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Lebanon | 1,023 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Gambia | 1,012 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Bahamas | 1,001 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 181 | Cyprus | 924 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 182 | Puerto Rico | 887 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 183 | Polynesia | 790 ha th | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 184 | State of Palestine | 602.5 ha th | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 185 | Brunei | 527 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 185 | Brunei Darussalam | 527 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 187 | Trinidad and Tobago | 513 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 188 | Cabo Verde | 403 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 189 | French Polynesia | 347.1 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | Micronesia | 317 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 191 | Samoa | 278 ha th | 2025 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 192 | Luxembourg | 257.45 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Reunion | 251 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Réunion | 251 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 195 | Mauritius | 199.7 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 196 | Comoros | 186.1 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Guadeloupe | 162 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 198 | Faroe Islands | 137 ha th | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 199 | Martinique | 106 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 200 | Sao Tome and Principe | 96 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 201 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 95 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 202 | Kiribati | 81 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 203 | Bahrain | 80 ha th | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 204 | Dominica | 75 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 205 | Tonga | 72 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 206 | Singapore | 71.8 ha th | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 207 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 70 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Saint Lucia | 61 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 209 | Isle of Man | 57 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 210 | Guam | 54 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 211 | Andorra | 47 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 212 | Northern Mariana Islands | 46 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 212 | Palau | 46 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 212 | Seychelles | 46 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 215 | Curacao | 44.4 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 215 | Curaçao | 44.4 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Antigua and Barbuda | 44 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 218 | Barbados | 43 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 219 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 39 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 219 | Saint Helena | 39 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 221 | Mayotte | 36.63 ha th | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 222 | United States Virgin Islands | 35 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 223 | Grenada | 34 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 224 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 32.2 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 225 | Malta | 32 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 226 | Maldives | 29.8 ha th | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 227 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 26 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 227 | Niue | 26 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 229 | Cayman Islands | 24 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 229 | Cook Islands | 24 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 231 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 23 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 232 | American Samoa | 20 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 233 | Aruba | 18 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 233 | Marshall Islands | 18 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 235 | Liechtenstein | 16 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 236 | British Virgin Islands | 15 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 237 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 14.2 ha th | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 238 | Jersey | 12 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 239 | Montserrat | 10 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 240 | Anguilla | 9 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 241 | Guernsey | 6.35 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 242 | San Marino | 6 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 243 | Bermuda | 5.4 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 244 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 5 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 245 | Pitcairn | 4.7 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 246 | Norfolk Island | 4 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 247 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 3.4 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 248 | Tuvalu | 3 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 249 | Nauru | 2 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 249 | Naoero | 2 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 249 | Saint Barthélemy | 2 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 252 | Gibraltar | 1 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 252 | Tokelau | 1 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 254 | Monaco | 0.21 ha th | 2025 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 255 | Holy See | 0.04 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 13.02 million ha th
- Europe and Northern America 4.05 million ha th
- Americas 3.85 million ha th
- Asia 3.11 million ha th
- Africa 2.99 million ha th
- Europe 2.21 million ha th
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.21 million ha th
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.04 million ha th
- Latin America and the Caribbean 2.01 million ha th
- Northern America 1.83 million ha th
- Eastern Europe 1.81 million ha th
- South America 1.75 million ha th
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 1.67 million ha th
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 1.60 million ha th
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 1.27 million ha th
- Eastern Asia 1.16 million ha th
- Central and Southern Asia 1.03 million ha th
- United States of America 914,742 ha th
- Oceania 849,603 ha th
- Northern Africa 787,239 ha th
- Eastern Africa 684,957 ha th
- Middle Africa 649,682 ha th
- Southern Asia 639,243 ha th
- Western Africa 606,405 ha th
- Western Asia 479,195 ha th
- South-Eastern Asia 442,444 ha th
- Central Asia 394,087 ha th
- Southern Africa 265,067 ha th
- Central America 245,211 ha th
- Northern Europe 169,683 ha th
- Southern Europe 129,424 ha th
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 119,323 ha th
- Western Europe 107,731 ha th
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 54,066 ha th