Area by NUTS 3 region by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
783,562 Square kilometre
Türkiye
Lowest
160 Square kilometre
Liechtenstein
Median
65,286 Square kilometre
Years covered
26
1990–2015
Data points
42,787
What the numbers show
Area by NUTS 3 region is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 783,562 Square kilometre in Türkiye; the lowest is 160 Square kilometre in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 65,286 Square kilometre, and the mean is 151,330 Square kilometre.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,897.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 3.5%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 0.6%).
Area by NUTS 3 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 783,562 Square kilometre | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 2 | France | 633,187 Square kilometre | 2015 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 3 | Spain | 505,944 Square kilometre | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 4 | Sweden | 438,574 Square kilometre | 2015 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 5 | Germany | 357,376 Square kilometre | 2015 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Finland | 338,440 Square kilometre | 2015 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Norway | 323,772 Square kilometre | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 312,679 Square kilometre | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 312,679 Square kilometre | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Italy | 302,073 Square kilometre | 2015 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 248,536 Square kilometre | 2015 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 248,536 Square kilometre | 2015 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Romania | 238,391 Square kilometre | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 14 | Greece | 132,049 Square kilometre | 2015 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 110,370 Square kilometre | 2015 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 16 | Iceland | 103,000 Square kilometre | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Hungary | 93,011 Square kilometre | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Portugal | 92,226 Square kilometre | 2015 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Austria | 83,879 Square kilometre | 2015 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 20 | Czechia | 78,868 Square kilometre | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Ireland | 69,797 Square kilometre | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Lithuania | 65,286 Square kilometre | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 22 | Lithuania | 65,286 Square kilometre | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 24 | Latvia | 64,573 Square kilometre | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 24 | Latvia | 64,573 Square kilometre | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | Croatia | 56,594 Square kilometre | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Croatia | 56,594 Square kilometre | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Slovakia | 49,035 Square kilometre | 2015 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 28 | Slovakia | 49,035 Square kilometre | 2015 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 30 | Estonia | 45,227 Square kilometre | 2015 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 30 | Estonia | 45,227 Square kilometre | 2015 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 32 | Denmark | 42,924 Square kilometre | 2015 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 33 | Netherlands | 41,540 Square kilometre | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 33 | Netherlands | 41,540 Square kilometre | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 35 | Switzerland | 41,291 Square kilometre | 2015 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 36 | Belgium | 30,528 Square kilometre | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 25,713 Square kilometre | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Slovenia | 20,273 Square kilometre | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Slovenia | 20,273 Square kilometre | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Montenegro | 13,812 Square kilometre | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Cyprus | 9,251 Square kilometre | 2015 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 2,586 Square kilometre | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Malta | 246.7 Square kilometre | 2015 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 44 | Liechtenstein | 160 Square kilometre | 2015 | down 0.3% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Manner-Suomi 336,859 Square kilometre
- Norge 323,772 Square kilometre
- Norra Sverige 309,934 Square kilometre
- Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi 227,150 Square kilometre
- Centro (ES) 215,300 Square kilometre
- Övre Norrland 164,077 Square kilometre
- Bassin Parisien (NUTS 2013) 145,645 Square kilometre
- Nord-Norge 112,975 Square kilometre
- Norrbottens län 105,205 Square kilometre
- Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) 103,599 Square kilometre
- Ísland 103,000 Square kilometre
- Landsbyggð 102,007 Square kilometre
- Lappi 98,983 Square kilometre
- Sur 98,944 Square kilometre
- Castilla y León 94,227 Square kilometre
- Orta Anadolu 91,573 Square kilometre
- Ege 89,997 Square kilometre
- Akdeniz 89,838 Square kilometre
- Continente 89,102 Square kilometre
- Andalucía 87,597 Square kilometre
- Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) 85,099 Square kilometre
- Guyane (NUTS 2013) 83,534 Square kilometre
- Södra Sverige 80,657 Square kilometre
- Scotland (NUTS 2021) 80,234 Square kilometre
- Castilla-La Mancha 79,462 Square kilometre
- Ortadoğu Anadolu 79,078 Square kilometre
- Česko 78,868 Square kilometre
- Mellersta Norrland 76,709 Square kilometre
- Güneydoğu Anadolu 76,509 Square kilometre
- Batı Anadolu 75,084 Square kilometre
- Region Wschodni (NUTS 2013) 74,866 Square kilometre
- Batı Karadeniz 73,902 Square kilometre
- Sud 73,800 Square kilometre
- Macroregiunea Doi 72,612 Square kilometre
- Kuzeydoğu Anadolu 70,991 Square kilometre
- Bayern 70,550 Square kilometre
- Noreste 70,383 Square kilometre
- Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) 69,711 Square kilometre
- Norra Mellansverige 69,148 Square kilometre
- Macroregiunea Unu 68,260 Square kilometre