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Built-up Area

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League table

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  1. 1United States23.08M
  2. 2China8.93M
  3. 3India4.26M
  4. 4Brazil3.65M
  5. 5Germany2.71M
  6. 6Australia2.07M
  7. 7Russian Federation1.99M
  8. 8Indonesia1.73M
  9. 9Mexico1.71M
  10. 10France1.51M
  11. 11United Kingdom1.41M
  12. 12Japan1.4M
  13. 13Italy1.36M
  14. 14Nigeria1.12M
  15. 15Canada905,276.4
  16. 16Pakistan852,672.3
  17. 17Iran, Islamic Rep.828,055.1
  18. 18South Africa817,196.6
  19. 19Turkiye769,842.9
  20. 20Argentina757,584.6
  21. 21Spain688,970.8
  22. 22Malaysia681,808.7
  23. 23Ukraine674,673
  24. 24Saudi Arabia655,087.1
  25. 25Poland632,782.7
  26. 26Philippines619,146.7
  27. 27Congo, Dem. Rep.579,879.4
  28. 28Thailand532,402.5
  29. 29Belgium520,726.5
  30. 30Ghana460,049.3
  31. 31Algeria459,782.3
  32. 32Venezuela, RB445,605.7
  33. 33Egypt, Arab Rep.443,424.4
  34. 34Sudan443,092.9
  35. 35Netherlands435,943.9
  36. 36Viet Nam433,896
  37. 37Uzbekistan420,799
  38. 38Iraq347,668.9
  39. 39Kazakhstan342,077.3
  40. 40Yemen, Rep.325,043.5
  41. 41Tanzania305,360
  42. 42Sweden298,753.9
  43. 43Puerto Rico (US)284,509.2
  44. 44Korea, Rep.283,709.7
  45. 45Colombia281,722.8
  46. 46Zimbabwe267,473.2
  47. 47Denmark263,042.7
  48. 48Bangladesh256,955.4
  49. 49Chile255,829.5
  50. 50Timor-Leste247,132.8
  51. 51New Zealand247,112.9
  52. 52Hungary237,986.5
  53. 53Ecuador235,852.9
  54. 54Angola230,950.6
  55. 55United Arab Emirates230,167.1
  56. 56Ethiopia225,605.2
  57. 57Myanmar224,974.6
  58. 58Taiwan221,355.6
  59. 59Morocco215,122.5
  60. 60Czechia214,695.2
  61. 61Portugal214,179.1
  62. 62Finland212,818.3
  63. 63Guatemala212,683.5
  64. 64Peru204,875
  65. 65Norway198,740.3
  66. 66Romania198,456.2
  67. 67Uganda187,012.9
  68. 68Mali181,375.2
  69. 69Switzerland180,246.2
  70. 70Botswana179,178.7
  71. 71Austria176,497.6
  72. 72Cote d'Ivoire169,672.8
  73. 73Cambodia168,786.8
  74. 74Cameroon164,730.9
  75. 75Syrian Arab Republic160,646.5
  76. 76Israel160,380.4
  77. 77Azerbaijan159,391.2
  78. 78Belarus159,002.2
  79. 79Kenya156,689.2
  80. 80Mozambique155,012.3
  81. 81Burkina Faso150,228.5
  82. 82Bolivia141,764.4
  83. 83Zambia140,666.3
  84. 84Oman139,878.5
  85. 85Libya124,348.1
  86. 86Benin122,486.9
  87. 87Tunisia121,149.1
  88. 88Liberia119,769.4
  89. 89Ireland115,475
  90. 90Cuba114,045.9
  91. 91Jordan110,942.3
  92. 92Slovak Republic108,585.4
  93. 93Costa Rica105,283.8
  94. 94Bulgaria96,021
  95. 95Korea, Dem. People's Rep.95,494.1
  96. 96Afghanistan94,756.3
  97. 97Greece89,455.9
  98. 98Dominican Republic88,176.9
  99. 99Kuwait84,959.5
  100. 100Guinea83,749.3
  101. 101Niger83,128.8
  102. 102Panama82,271.3
  103. 103Honduras81,422.3
  104. 104Lebanon79,864.1
  105. 105Turkmenistan77,035.5
  106. 106Chad76,816.1
  107. 107Haiti73,822.2
  108. 108Croatia73,615.5
  109. 109Malawi69,959.9
  110. 110Nepal68,009.2
  111. 111Kyrgyz Republic67,712.6
  112. 112Uruguay67,319.3
  113. 113Togo66,358.1
  114. 114Sierra Leone63,337.1
  115. 115Georgia61,435
  116. 116Paraguay61,364.1
  117. 117Lithuania60,332.8
  118. 118Somalia, Fed. Rep.59,780.8
  119. 119Namibia56,377.2
  120. 120Senegal56,330.7
  121. 121El Salvador53,922.4
  122. 122Nicaragua50,071.2
  123. 123Qatar49,979.3
  124. 124Congo, Rep.49,589.9
  125. 125Sri Lanka48,130.3
  126. 126Madagascar46,432.1
  127. 127Tajikistan46,396.6
  128. 128Jamaica46,116.2
  129. 129Bosnia and Herzegovina46,068.8
  130. 130Central African Republic44,799.5
  131. 131Singapore44,795.6
  132. 132Mauritania43,494.3
  133. 133Gabon43,182.3
  134. 134Latvia42,138
  135. 135Gambia, The41,631.1
  136. 136Burundi39,074.8
  137. 137Rwanda36,967.4
  138. 138Moldova36,848.6
  139. 139Estonia36,548.3
  140. 140Luxembourg35,497.2
  141. 141Slovenia35,469.5
  142. 142Mongolia32,402.9
  143. 143Guyana32,192.1
  144. 144Armenia32,112
  145. 145Albania31,575.6
  146. 146Lesotho31,482.8
  147. 147Hong Kong SAR, China30,585.3
  148. 148Cyprus30,264.9
  149. 149North Macedonia29,933.4
  150. 150Brunei Darussalam24,405.4
  151. 151Guinea-Bissau24,035.7
  152. 152Lao PDR20,175.4
  153. 153Bahamas, The17,154.6
  154. 154Papua New Guinea16,891.4
  155. 155Eritrea15,521.7
  156. 156Suriname15,367.9
  157. 157Fiji15,236.3
  158. 158Eswatini15,208.8
  159. 159Mauritius14,220.9
  160. 160Cabo Verde12,832.9
  161. 161Djibouti8,812.5
  162. 162Iceland8,486
  163. 163Barbados8,160.5
  164. 164New Caledonia7,822
  165. 165Comoros6,899
  166. 166Equatorial Guinea6,415.5
  167. 167Sao Tome and Principe6,198.6
  168. 168Bhutan5,614.8
  169. 169Andorra4,924
  170. 170Bahrain4,431.4
  171. 171Solomon Islands4,346.3
  172. 172Virgin Islands (U.S.)4,173.9
  173. 173American Samoa3,947.5
  174. 174Vanuatu3,516.6
  175. 175Trinidad and Tobago3,502.7
  176. 176Aruba3,105.3
  177. 177Greenland3,016.2
  178. 178Belize2,588.2
  179. 179Turks and Caicos Islands2,101.2
  180. 180Samoa1,346.1
  181. 181Malta1,301.8
  182. 182St. Vincent and the Grenadines1,262.7
  183. 183Grenada1,237.1
  184. 184Faroe Islands663
  185. 185Tonga655.9
  186. 186Dominica497.2
  187. 187Antigua and Barbuda440
  188. 188St. Lucia183.2
  189. 189St. Kitts and Nevis113.7
  190. 190Liechtenstein86.1

Built-up Area