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Breakdown habitable land by country

Countries reporting
210
Highest
86.61 million
Canada
Lowest
0
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
55,045
Years covered
5
2015–2019
Data points
1,175

What the numbers show

Breakdown habitable land is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 86.61 million in Canada; the lowest is 0 in Sao Tome and Principe.

The median across all reporting countries is 55,045, and the mean is 1.32 million.

Breakdown habitable land: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Canada 86.61 million 2019 — flat
2 Russia 49.83 million 2019 — flat
3 Kazakhstan 16.72 million 2019 — flat
4 United States 14.09 million 2019 — flat
5 China 11.36 million 2019 — rising
6 Brazil 9.16 million 2019 — flat
7 Turkmenistan 8.93 million 2019 — flat
8 Azerbaijan 7.94 million 2019 — flat
9 Iran 6.13 million 2019 — flat
10 Tanzania 5.55 million 2019 — flat
11 Uganda 3.62 million 2019 — flat
12 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.53 million 2019 — flat
13 Sweden 3.36 million 2019 — flat
14 Argentina 3.07 million 2019 — rising
15 Finland 2.88 million 2019 — flat
16 Malawi 2.33 million 2019 — flat
17 Indonesia 2.08 million 2019 — flat
18 India 1.82 million 2019 — rising
19 Greenland 1.54 million 2019 — flat
20 Mongolia 1.39 million 2019 — flat
21 Norway 1.35 million 2019 — flat
22 Chile 1.26 million 2019 — flat
23 Peru 1.25 million 2019 — rising
24 Australia 1.20 million 2019 — rising
25 Kenya 1.17 million 2019 — flat
26 Zambia 1.15 million 2019 — flat
27 Turkey 1.10 million 2019 — flat
28 Ukraine 1.07 million 2019 — flat
29 Mozambique 1.04 million 2019 — flat
30 Mexico 1.04 million 2019 — flat
31 Venezuela 1.02 million 2019 — rising
32 Uzbekistan 1.01 million 2019 — rising
33 Bolivia 1.00 million 2019 — rising
34 Nicaragua 954,230 2019 — flat
35 Colombia 741,210 2019 — rising
36 Kyrgyzstan 720,450 2019 — flat
37 Ethiopia 717,580 2019 — rising
38 Egypt 670,760 2019 — rising
39 Myanmar 642,500 2019 — rising
40 Ghana 579,220 2019 — rising
41 Iraq 519,810 2019 — rising
42 Bangladesh 498,810 2019 — rising
43 Thailand 493,160 2019 — rising
44 New Zealand 475,950 2019 — flat
45 Vietnam 445,640 2019 — rising
46 Papua New Guinea 395,430 2019 — rising
47 Cambodia 389,010 2019 — rising
48 Uruguay 383,330 2019 — flat
49 Philippines 367,860 2019 — falling
50 Japan 344,950 2019 — flat
51 Germany 337,780 2019 — flat
52 Sudan 336,670 2019 — rising
53 Paraguay 336,290 2019 — flat
54 Nigeria 336,280 2019 — flat
55 Malaysia 331,890 2019 — rising
56 Zimbabwe 322,680 2019 — flat
57 Poland 317,000 2019 — flat
58 Pakistan 313,860 2019 — rising
59 South Africa 291,540 2019 — rising
60 France 265,500 2019 — flat
61 Italy 260,020 2019 — flat
62 United Kingdom 237,030 2019 — flat
63 Spain 216,820 2019 — flat
64 Iceland 207,880 2019 — rising
65 Estonia 205,820 2019 — flat
66 Cuba 202,970 2019 — rising
67 Burundi 194,820 2019 — flat
68 Denmark 194,040 2019 — flat
69 Suriname 183,190 2019 — falling
70 Ecuador 179,970 2019 — rising
71 Laos 176,680 2019 — rising
72 Mali 170,700 2019 — rising
73 Madagascar 167,840 2019 — flat
74 Cameroon 165,160 2019 — rising
75 Romania 163,570 2019 — flat
76 Belarus 163,300 2019 — flat
77 Congo 161,940 2019 — rising
78 Chad 158,500 2019 — rising
79 Tajikistan 151,720 2019 — rising
80 Rwanda 150,090 2019 — flat
81 Greece 141,880 2019 — flat
82 Gabon 135,170 2019 — rising
83 Switzerland 133,910 2019 — flat
84 Armenia 133,460 2019 — flat
85 Bahamas 124,580 2019 — rising
86 Guatemala 112,880 2019 — flat
87 Ireland 111,530 2019 — flat
88 North Korea 110,830 2019 — rising
89 Hungary 109,150 2019 — flat
90 Syria 104,370 2019 — rising
91 Sri Lanka 96,890 2019 — falling
92 Guyana 96,040 2019 — falling
93 Cote d'Ivoire 95,380 2019 — rising
94 South Korea 88,100 2019 — rising
95 Latvia 85,210 2019 — flat
96 Lithuania 84,630 2019 — flat
97 Bulgaria 84,090 2019 — flat
98 Saudi Arabia 82,170 2019 — rising
99 Netherlands 80,930 2019 — flat
100 Honduras 75,870 2019 — flat
101 Angola 70,590 2019 — rising
102 Portugal 64,800 2019 — rising
103 Afghanistan 63,790 2019 — rising
104 Austria 58,730 2019 — flat
105 Morocco 57,990 2019 — flat
106 Serbia 52,100 2019 — flat
107 North Macedonia 49,840 2019 — flat
108 Yemen 48,770 2019 — rising
109 Albania 48,600 2019 — flat
110 Dominican Republic 48,020 2019 — flat
111 South Sudan 46,580 2019 — flat
112 Czechia 45,360 2019 — flat
113 Botswana 45,060 2019 — rising
114 Israel 44,920 2019 — flat
115 Jordan 44,410 2019 — flat
116 Taiwan 44,250 2019 — falling
117 Burkina Faso 44,130 2019 — rising
118 Panama 42,730 2019 — falling
119 Algeria 41,660 2019 — falling
120 French Guiana 41,000 2019 — falling
121 Senegal 39,830 2019 — rising
122 Central African Republic 37,830 2019 — flat
123 Croatia 35,050 2019 — flat
124 Fiji 31,350 2019 — falling
125 Tunisia 28,760 2019 — rising
126 Georgia 28,010 2019 — rising
127 Belize 26,630 2019 — flat
128 Falkland Islands 25,470 2019 — flat
129 Solomon Islands 25,450 2019 — falling
130 Moldova 25,430 2019 — rising
131 Slovakia 24,740 2019 — flat
132 Montenegro 24,670 2019 — flat
133 El Salvador 24,340 2019 — flat
134 Haiti 23,220 2019 — flat
135 Namibia 20,810 2019 — flat
136 Mauritania 19,930 2019 — rising
137 Palestine 18,030 2019 — flat
138 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18,000 2019 — flat
139 Costa Rica 17,820 2019 — flat
140 Niger 16,100 2019 — falling
141 Oman 15,430 2019 — rising
142 Nepal 15,380 2019 — rising
143 Djibouti 13,530 2019 — flat
144 Belgium 12,820 2019 — flat
145 Benin 11,420 2019 — flat
146 Eritrea 9,320 2019 — rising
147 New Caledonia 9,290 2019 — falling
148 Vanuatu 8,870 2019 — falling
149 Somalia 8,590 2019 — volatile
150 Sierra Leone 7,290 2019 — rising
151 Guinea 7,110 2019 — rising
152 United Arab Emirates 5,970 2019 — rising
153 Togo 5,560 2019 — flat
154 Libya 5,120 2019 — rising
155 Bhutan 4,910 2019 — flat
156 Brunei 4,860 2019 — flat
157 Netherlands Antilles 4,620 2019 — flat
158 Puerto Rico 4,530 2019 — rising
159 Eswatini 4,070 2019 — rising
160 Turks and Caicos Islands 3,930 2019 — flat
161 Slovenia 3,540 2019 — rising
162 Lesotho 3,480 2019 — falling
163 Kuwait 2,950 2019 — rising
164 Cyprus 2,820 2019 — rising
165 Qatar 2,730 2019 — rising
166 Guinea-Bissau 2,560 2019 — rising
167 Gambia 2,220 2019 — rising
168 Singapore 2,210 2019 — rising
169 Jamaica 2,110 2019 — flat
170 Trinidad and Tobago 2,060 2019 — flat
171 Antigua and Barbuda 1,850 2019 — falling
172 Hong Kong 1,700 2019 — rising
173 Equatorial Guinea 1,650 2019 — rising
174 East Timor 1,640 2019 — flat
175 Liberia 1,530 2019 — rising
176 Mauritius 1,350 2019 — rising
177 Guadeloupe 1,310 2019 — falling
178 Western Sahara 1,260 2019 — falling
179 British Virgin Islands 1,150 2019 — falling
180 Faroe Islands 1,090 2019 — rising
181 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1,070 2019 — flat
182 Palau 990 2019 — flat
183 Tonga 970 2019 — flat
184 Lebanon 920 2019 — flat
185 Bahrain 770 2019 — flat
186 Cayman Islands 750 2019 — flat
187 Martinique 680 2019 — falling
188 United States Virgin Islands 620 2019 — falling
189 Cape Verde 600 2019 — rising
190 Maldives 430 2019 — flat
191 Saint Lucia 420 2019 — falling
192 Saint Kitts and Nevis 410 2019 — falling
193 Luxembourg 400 2019 — rising
194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 390 2019 — falling
195 Isle of Man 290 2019 — falling
196 Comoros 280 2019 — rising
197 Grenada 270 2019 — flat
198 Aruba 260 2019 — flat
198 Malta 260 2019 — falling
200 Dominica 210 2019 — falling
201 Reunion 200 2019 — rising
201 Anguilla 200 2019 — falling
203 Seychelles 110 2019 — falling
204 Barbados 80 2019 — falling
204 Mayotte 80 2019 — rising
206 Montserrat 60 2019 — falling
207 Andorra 40 2019 — rising
207 Liechtenstein 40 2019 — rising
207 Macao 40 2019 — rising
210 Sao Tome and Principe 0 2019 — falling

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Indicator
Breakdown habitable land
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
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