Area by NUTS 3 region by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
780,270 Square kilometre
Türkiye
Lowest
160 Square kilometre
Liechtenstein
Median
64,594 Square kilometre
Years covered
14
2013–2026
Data points
25,711
What the numbers show
Area by NUTS 3 region is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 780,270 Square kilometre in Türkiye; the lowest is 160 Square kilometre in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 64,594 Square kilometre, and the mean is 140,510 Square kilometre.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,877.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 18.9%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom (down 1.7%).
Area by NUTS 3 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 780,270 Square kilometre | 2026 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 2 | France | 638,475 Square kilometre | 2026 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Spain | 505,983 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Sweden | 447,424 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Norway | 384,482 Square kilometre | 2026 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 357,569 Square kilometre | 2026 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 7 | Finland | 338,363 Square kilometre | 2026 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 311,928 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 311,928 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Italy | 302,073 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 244,423 Square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 244,423 Square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 13 | Romania | 238,398 Square kilometre | 2026 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 14 | Greece | 131,694 Square kilometre | 2026 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 110,996 Square kilometre | 2026 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Iceland | 102,679 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Hungary | 93,012 Square kilometre | 2026 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Portugal | 92,226 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Austria | 83,882 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Czechia | 78,871 Square kilometre | 2026 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 21 | Ireland | 69,947 Square kilometre | 2026 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 22 | Lithuania | 65,284 Square kilometre | 2026 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 22 | Lithuania | 65,284 Square kilometre | 2026 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 24 | Latvia | 64,594 Square kilometre | 2026 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 24 | Latvia | 64,594 Square kilometre | 2026 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | Croatia | 56,594 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Croatia | 56,594 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Slovakia | 49,035 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Slovakia | 49,035 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Estonia | 45,336 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Estonia | 45,336 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Denmark | 42,925 Square kilometre | 2026 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 33 | Switzerland | 41,287 Square kilometre | 2026 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 34 | Netherlands | 37,391 Square kilometre | 2026 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 34 | Netherlands | 37,391 Square kilometre | 2026 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 36 | Belgium | 30,667 Square kilometre | 2026 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 37 | Albania | 28,791 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 25,437 Square kilometre | 2026 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 39 | Slovenia | 20,273 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Slovenia | 20,273 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Montenegro | 13,882 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Cyprus | 9,253 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 2,595 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Guadeloupe | 1,685 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Martinique | 1,108 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Mayotte | 367 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Malta | 247 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Liechtenstein | 160 Square kilometre | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 4.47 million Square kilometre
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 4.23 million Square kilometre
- Norge 384,482 Square kilometre
- Manner-Suomi 336,782 Square kilometre
- Norra Sverige 312,432 Square kilometre
- Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi 227,119 Square kilometre
- Centro (ES) 215,317 Square kilometre
- Övre Norrland 164,083 Square kilometre
- Bassin Parisien (NUTS 2013) 146,620 Square kilometre
- Nord-Norge 112,981 Square kilometre
- Norrbottens län 105,208 Square kilometre
- Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) 104,463 Square kilometre
- Ísland 102,679 Square kilometre
- Landsbyggð 101,635 Square kilometre
- Lappi 98,983 Square kilometre
- Sur 98,948 Square kilometre
- Castilla y León 94,225 Square kilometre
- Orta Anadolu 91,644 Square kilometre
- RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques Françaises 89,415 Square kilometre
- Départements d'outre-mer (NUTS 2013) 89,414 Square kilometre
- Ege 89,180 Square kilometre
- Akdeniz 89,110 Square kilometre
- Continente 89,103 Square kilometre
- Andalucía 87,600 Square kilometre
- Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) 85,814 Square kilometre
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine 84,827 Square kilometre
- Södra Sverige 84,685 Square kilometre
- Guyane 83,751 Square kilometre
- Guyane (NUTS 2013) 83,751 Square kilometre
- Ortadoğu Anadolu 81,819 Square kilometre
- Castilla-La Mancha 79,458 Square kilometre
- Česko 78,871 Square kilometre
- Scotland (NUTS 2021) 78,802 Square kilometre
- Mellersta Norrland 76,709 Square kilometre
- Güneydoğu Anadolu 76,078 Square kilometre
- Batı Anadolu 75,007 Square kilometre
- Region Wschodni (NUTS 2013) 74,864 Square kilometre
- Batı Karadeniz 74,038 Square kilometre
- Sud 73,800 Square kilometre
- Occitanie 73,246 Square kilometre