Land area
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.
- Publisher
- World Bank
- Unit
- —
- Cadence
- Annual
- Series
- 215
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-06
Provenance
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Produced by
Food and Agriculture Organization
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/RL, publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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World Bank
World Development Indicators
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Latest observations
| Country | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2023 | 652,230 | sq km |
| Albania | 2023 | 27,400 | sq km |
| Algeria | 2023 | 2.38M | sq km |
| American Samoa | 2023 | 200 | sq km |
| Andorra | 2023 | 470 | sq km |
| Angola | 2023 | 1.25M | sq km |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2023 | 440 | sq km |
| Argentina | 2023 | 2.74M | sq km |
| Armenia | 2023 | 28,199 | sq km |
| Aruba | 2023 | 180 | sq km |
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