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Land use: Built-up area

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  1. 1United States230,836.9
  2. 2China89,330.7
  3. 3India42,636.1
  4. 4Brazil36,495
  5. 5Germany27,051.8
  6. 6Australia20,727.1
  7. 7Russian Federation19,934.7
  8. 8Indonesia17,282.8
  9. 9Mexico17,056.4
  10. 10France15,122.2
  11. 11United Kingdom14,142.7
  12. 12Japan13,978.8
  13. 13Italy13,580.3
  14. 14Nigeria11,202.2
  15. 15Canada9,052.8
  16. 16Pakistan8,526.7
  17. 17Iran, Islamic Rep.8,280.6
  18. 18South Africa8,172
  19. 19Turkiye7,698.4
  20. 20Argentina7,575.8
  21. 21Spain6,889.7
  22. 22Malaysia6,818.1
  23. 23Ukraine6,746.7
  24. 24Saudi Arabia6,550.9
  25. 25Poland6,327.8
  26. 26Philippines6,191.5
  27. 27Congo, Dem. Rep.5,798.8
  28. 28Thailand5,324
  29. 29Belgium5,207.3
  30. 30Ghana4,600.5
  31. 31Algeria4,597.8
  32. 32Venezuela, RB4,456.1
  33. 33Egypt, Arab Rep.4,434.2
  34. 34Sudan4,430.9
  35. 35Netherlands4,359.4
  36. 36Viet Nam4,339
  37. 37Uzbekistan4,208
  38. 38Iraq3,476.7
  39. 39Kazakhstan3,420.8
  40. 40Yemen, Rep.3,250.4
  41. 41Tanzania3,053.6
  42. 42Sweden2,987.5
  43. 43Puerto Rico (US)2,845.1
  44. 44Korea, Rep.2,837.1
  45. 45Colombia2,817.2
  46. 46Zimbabwe2,674.7
  47. 47Denmark2,630.4
  48. 48Bangladesh2,569.6
  49. 49Chile2,558.3
  50. 50Timor-Leste2,471.3
  51. 51New Zealand2,471.1
  52. 52Hungary2,379.9
  53. 53Ecuador2,358.5
  54. 54Angola2,309.5
  55. 55United Arab Emirates2,301.7
  56. 56Ethiopia2,256.1
  57. 57Myanmar2,249.7
  58. 58Taiwan2,213.6
  59. 59Morocco2,151.2
  60. 60Czechia2,147
  61. 61Portugal2,141.8
  62. 62Finland2,128.2
  63. 63Guatemala2,126.8
  64. 64Peru2,048.7
  65. 65Norway1,987.4
  66. 66Romania1,984.6
  67. 67Uganda1,870.1
  68. 68Mali1,813.8
  69. 69Switzerland1,802.5
  70. 70Botswana1,791.8
  71. 71Austria1,765
  72. 72Cote d'Ivoire1,696.7
  73. 73Cambodia1,687.9
  74. 74Cameroon1,647.3
  75. 75Syrian Arab Republic1,606.5
  76. 76Israel1,603.8
  77. 77Azerbaijan1,593.9
  78. 78Belarus1,590
  79. 79Kenya1,566.9
  80. 80Mozambique1,550.1
  81. 81Burkina Faso1,502.3
  82. 82Bolivia1,417.6
  83. 83Zambia1,406.7
  84. 84Oman1,398.8
  85. 85Libya1,243.5
  86. 86Benin1,224.9
  87. 87Tunisia1,211.5
  88. 88Liberia1,197.7
  89. 89Ireland1,154.7
  90. 90Cuba1,140.5
  91. 91Jordan1,109.4
  92. 92Slovak Republic1,085.9
  93. 93Costa Rica1,052.8
  94. 94Bulgaria960.2
  95. 95Korea, Dem. People's Rep.954.9
  96. 96Afghanistan947.6
  97. 97Greece894.6
  98. 98Dominican Republic881.8
  99. 99Kuwait849.6
  100. 100Guinea837.5
  101. 101Niger831.3
  102. 102Panama822.7
  103. 103Honduras814.2
  104. 104Lebanon798.6
  105. 105Turkmenistan770.4
  106. 106Chad768.2
  107. 107Haiti738.2
  108. 108Croatia736.2
  109. 109Malawi699.6
  110. 110Nepal680.1
  111. 111Kyrgyz Republic677.1
  112. 112Uruguay673.2
  113. 113Togo663.6
  114. 114Sierra Leone633.4
  115. 115Georgia614.3
  116. 116Paraguay613.6
  117. 117Lithuania603.3
  118. 118Somalia, Fed. Rep.597.8
  119. 119Namibia563.8
  120. 120Senegal563.3
  121. 121El Salvador539.2
  122. 122Nicaragua500.7
  123. 123Qatar499.8
  124. 124Congo, Rep.495.9
  125. 125Sri Lanka481.3
  126. 126Madagascar464.3
  127. 127Tajikistan464
  128. 128Jamaica461.2
  129. 129Bosnia and Herzegovina460.7
  130. 130Central African Republic448
  131. 131Singapore448
  132. 132Mauritania434.9
  133. 133Gabon431.8
  134. 134Latvia421.4
  135. 135Gambia, The416.3
  136. 136Burundi390.7
  137. 137Rwanda369.7
  138. 138Moldova368.5
  139. 139Estonia365.5
  140. 140Luxembourg355
  141. 141Slovenia354.7
  142. 142Mongolia324
  143. 143Guyana321.9
  144. 144Armenia321.1
  145. 145Albania315.8
  146. 146Lesotho314.8
  147. 147Hong Kong SAR, China305.9
  148. 148Cyprus302.6
  149. 149North Macedonia299.3
  150. 150Brunei Darussalam244.1
  151. 151Guinea-Bissau240.4
  152. 152Lao PDR201.8
  153. 153Bahamas, The171.5
  154. 154Papua New Guinea168.9
  155. 155Eritrea155.2
  156. 156Suriname153.7
  157. 157Fiji152.4
  158. 158Eswatini152.1
  159. 159Mauritius142.2
  160. 160Cabo Verde128.3
  161. 161Djibouti88.1
  162. 162Iceland84.9
  163. 163Barbados81.6
  164. 164New Caledonia78.2
  165. 165Comoros69
  166. 166Equatorial Guinea64.2
  167. 167Sao Tome and Principe62
  168. 168Bhutan56.1
  169. 169Andorra49.2
  170. 170Bahrain44.3
  171. 171Solomon Islands43.5
  172. 172Virgin Islands (U.S.)41.7
  173. 173American Samoa39.5
  174. 174Vanuatu35.2
  175. 175Trinidad and Tobago35
  176. 176Aruba31.1
  177. 177Greenland30.2
  178. 178Belize25.9
  179. 179Turks and Caicos Islands21
  180. 180Samoa13.5
  181. 181Malta13
  182. 182St. Vincent and the Grenadines12.6
  183. 183Grenada12.4
  184. 184Faroe Islands6.6
  185. 185Tonga6.6
  186. 186Dominica5
  187. 187Antigua and Barbuda4.4
  188. 188St. Lucia1.8
  189. 189St. Kitts and Nevis1.1
  190. 190Liechtenstein0.86

Land use: Built-up area