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Wetlands area (square kilometres)

· higher is better · 209 countries

United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2017
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League table

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  1. 1Russian Federation1.33M
  2. 2United States690,578.2
  3. 3Australia610,746.4
  4. 4Congo, Dem. Rep.235,580.9
  5. 5Brazil213,880.2
  6. 6Indonesia194,016.6
  7. 7South Sudan133,820.1
  8. 8Argentina121,592.6
  9. 9Congo, Rep.91,359.6
  10. 10Bangladesh80,765.8
  11. 11India80,524.6
  12. 12Venezuela, RB80,451
  13. 13Bolivia70,322.2
  14. 14Papua New Guinea67,332.1
  15. 15China61,632.5
  16. 16Angola59,580.3
  17. 17Zambia58,897.8
  18. 18Colombia57,827.7
  19. 19Pakistan45,837.4
  20. 20Nigeria42,152.9
  21. 21Viet Nam41,132.1
  22. 22Peru38,532
  23. 23Paraguay35,119
  24. 24Ethiopia32,007.8
  25. 25Finland30,358.6
  26. 26Cambodia30,130.9
  27. 27Thailand28,887.5
  28. 28Mexico28,716.1
  29. 29Tanzania24,780.6
  30. 30Egypt, Arab Rep.23,372.8
  31. 31Kazakhstan20,749.3
  32. 32Sudan20,308.1
  33. 33Mali19,089.1
  34. 34Botswana17,762.6
  35. 35Madagascar17,624.2
  36. 36Chad15,773.5
  37. 37Mozambique14,554.8
  38. 38Cameroon13,713.8
  39. 39Myanmar13,635.5
  40. 40United Kingdom13,615.8
  41. 41Guyana12,879.9
  42. 42Greenland12,321.4
  43. 43New Zealand11,868
  44. 44Chile11,376.9
  45. 45Philippines10,313.7
  46. 46Ghana9,524.5
  47. 47Norway8,918.1
  48. 48Iran, Islamic Rep.8,387.5
  49. 49Uzbekistan7,943.7
  50. 50Uganda7,824.4
  51. 51Suriname7,354.6
  52. 52Malaysia6,417.7
  53. 53Turkmenistan6,327.3
  54. 54South Africa6,164.3
  55. 55Nicaragua6,107.9
  56. 56Gabon5,998.8
  57. 57Sri Lanka5,974
  58. 58Central African Republic5,455.6
  59. 59Ukraine5,427.7
  60. 60Namibia4,995
  61. 61Honduras4,705.6
  62. 62Guinea4,621.4
  63. 63Cote d'Ivoire4,424.3
  64. 64Kenya4,349
  65. 65Iraq3,765.3
  66. 66Benin3,504.7
  67. 67Romania3,490.2
  68. 68Ireland3,451
  69. 69Ecuador3,336.1
  70. 70Cuba3,220.1
  71. 71Japan3,205.9
  72. 72Algeria3,189.9
  73. 73Senegal3,123.5
  74. 74Burkina Faso3,055.6
  75. 75Tunisia3,000.8
  76. 76Uruguay2,812.7
  77. 77Sierra Leone2,787.3
  78. 78Niger2,745.3
  79. 79Somalia, Fed. Rep.2,597
  80. 80Liberia2,455.4
  81. 81Malawi2,357.5
  82. 82Mauritania2,354.5
  83. 83Germany2,262.4
  84. 84Turkiye2,231.3
  85. 85Zimbabwe2,209.3
  86. 86Guinea-Bissau2,134.3
  87. 87Poland2,133.5
  88. 88Mongolia2,009.3
  89. 89Estonia1,888.4
  90. 90Latvia1,809.5
  91. 91France1,800.2
  92. 92Belize1,711
  93. 93Tajikistan1,646.5
  94. 94Afghanistan1,623.4
  95. 95Syrian Arab Republic1,600.5
  96. 96Solomon Islands1,559.8
  97. 97Morocco1,498.9
  98. 98Lao PDR1,370.2
  99. 99New Caledonia1,228.8
  100. 100Nepal1,196.6
  101. 101Spain1,058.2
  102. 102Libya1,053.3
  103. 103Italy965.8
  104. 104Iceland965.8
  105. 105Bahamas, The897.5
  106. 106Gambia, The753
  107. 107Yemen, Rep.724.7
  108. 108Guatemala706
  109. 109Lithuania656.7
  110. 110Hungary649.2
  111. 111Togo612.4
  112. 112Rwanda558.6
  113. 113Panama516.8
  114. 114Equatorial Guinea479.3
  115. 115Israel473.6
  116. 116Vanuatu452.6
  117. 117Haiti442.2
  118. 118Dominican Republic431.6
  119. 119Azerbaijan423.1
  120. 120Costa Rica398
  121. 121Denmark391
  122. 122Eritrea362.2
  123. 123Kyrgyz Republic328.1
  124. 124Fiji314.8
  125. 125Barbados269
  126. 126Burundi245.6
  127. 127Portugal240.6
  128. 128Korea, Dem. People's Rep.220.7
  129. 129Greece215.8
  130. 130Bulgaria214.8
  131. 131Austria211.3
  132. 132Saudi Arabia210.8
  133. 133Trinidad and Tobago199.6
  134. 134Brunei Darussalam191.5
  135. 135Timor-Leste188.6
  136. 136Croatia186.3
  137. 137Moldova181.4
  138. 138Eswatini161.7
  139. 139Switzerland137.5
  140. 140Serbia134.3
  141. 141Czechia122.2
  142. 142Lebanon118.2
  143. 143Georgia89.1
  144. 144Curacao82.4
  145. 145Jamaica81.6
  146. 146Guam74.5
  147. 147Montenegro72.4
  148. 148Slovak Republic68.9
  149. 149El Salvador65.4
  150. 150Jordan64.7
  151. 151Cyprus62.3
  152. 152Korea, Rep.60.1
  153. 153Belgium55.9
  154. 154North Macedonia55.2
  155. 155Albania53.5
  156. 156Oman47.5
  157. 157Mauritius45.7
  158. 158Bosnia and Herzegovina45.3
  159. 159British Virgin Islands41.2
  160. 160Djibouti40
  161. 161Slovenia36.4
  162. 162Kuwait34.8
  163. 163United Arab Emirates33.9
  164. 164Cayman Islands30.6
  165. 165Armenia27.3
  166. 166Bhutan26.5
  167. 167Tonga14.4
  168. 168Virgin Islands (U.S.)14.2
  169. 169Singapore13.4
  170. 170Northern Mariana Islands12.9
  171. 171Isle of Man12.6
  172. 172Puerto Rico (US)11.9
  173. 173Seychelles11.8
  174. 174Qatar11.6
  175. 175Turks and Caicos Islands9.6
  176. 176Sao Tome and Principe7.6
  177. 177Hong Kong SAR, China5.5
  178. 178French Polynesia4
  179. 179Andorra3.9
  180. 180Antigua and Barbuda3.8
  181. 181Samoa3.4
  182. 182Dominica3.2
  183. 183Lesotho2.7
  184. 184Liechtenstein2.1
  185. 185Comoros1.6
  186. 186American Samoa1.3
  187. 187Bahrain1.2
  188. 188Luxembourg0.51
  189. 189Aruba0.45
  190. 190St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.26
  191. 191Macao SAR, China0.19
  192. 192Grenada0.13
  193. 193St. Lucia0.11
  194. 194St. Martin (French part)0.03
  195. 195St. Kitts and Nevis0
  196. 195San Marino0
  197. 195Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0
  198. 195Faroe Islands0
  199. 195Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0
  200. 195Cabo Verde0
  201. 195Gibraltar0
  202. 195Palau0
  203. 195Kiribati0
  204. 195Naoero0
  205. 195Bermuda0
  206. 195Tuvalu0
  207. 195Monaco0
  208. 195Marshall Islands0
  209. 195Malta0

Wetlands area (square kilometres)