Land Area In Sq. Km

Africa Ranking

square kmSource: IMF
Current Rank
Country
Value
Latest Reading
Previous Rank
Previous Value
1Algeria2381741202112381741
2Democratic Republic of the Congo2267050202122267050
3Sudan1849234202131849234
4Libya1759540202141759540
5Niger1266700202151266700
6Chad1259200202161259200
7Mali1220190202171220190
8South Africa1213090202181213090
9Ethiopia1129300202191129300
10Mauritania10307002021101030700
11Egypt995450202111995450
12Nigeria910770202112910770
13Tanzania885800202113885800
14Namibia823290202114823290
15Mozambique786380202115786380
16Zambia743390202116743390
17Somalia627340202117627340
18Central African Republic622980202118622980
19Madagascar581800202119581800
20Kenya569140202120569140
21Botswana566730202121566730
22Cameroon472710202122472710
23Morocco446300202123446300
24Zimbabwe386850202124386850
25Republic of the Congo341500202125341500
26Ivory Coast318000202126318000
27Burkina Faso273600202127273600
28Gabon257670202128257670
29Guinea245720202129245720
30Ghana227540202130227540
31Uganda200520202131200520
32Senegal192530202132192530
33Tunisia155360202133155360
34Benin112760202134112760
35Eritrea101000202135101000
36Liberia9632020213696320
37Malawi9428020213794280
38Sierra Leone7218020213872180
39Togo5439020213954390
40Lesotho3036020214030360
41Guinea-Bissau2812020214128120
42Equatorial Guinea2805020214228050
43Burundi2568020214325680
44Rwanda2467020214424670
45Djibouti2318020214523180
46Swaziland1720020214617200
47Gambia1012020214710120
48Cape Verde40302021484030
49Mauritius20302021492030
50Comoros18612021501861
51Sao Tome and Principe960202151960
52Seychelles460202152460

Definition of Land Area In Sq. Km

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.

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