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Statute

Nations

Area

2018

%

2019

%

2020

%

2021

196

World

57,308

1.0

57,866

9.0

63,080

9.4

69,061

1

Afghanistan

256

0.4

257

7.8

277

6.5

295

2

Albania

24

0

24

29.2

31

3.2

32

3

Algeria

188

0

188

25.0

235

-14.5

201

4

Andorra

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

Angola

250

1.2

253

3.2

261

5.8

276

6

Antigua & Barbuda

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

7

Argentina

341

-0.3

340

12.7

383

5.7

405

8

Armenia

28

-0.4

27

33.3

36

0

36

9

Australia

159

0

159

2.5

163

1.8

166

10

Austria

84

0

84

7.1

90

0

90

11

Azerbaijan

66

0

66

66.6

110

-13.6

95

12

Bahamas

3

0

3

0

3

33.3

4

13

Bahrain

3

0

3

0

3

33.3

4

14

Bangladesh

859

1.9

875

11.3

974

-1.2

962

15

Barbados

2

0

2

50

3

0

3

16

Belarus

129

3.9

134

18.7

159

-0.6

158

17

Belgium

111

-1.8

109

16.5

127

-13.4

110

18

Belize

2

0

2

0

2

50

3

19

Benin

113

0.9

114

3.5

118

4.2

123

20

Bhutan

5

0

5

0

5

0

5

21

Bolivia

83

1.2

84

32.1

111

8.1

120

22

Bosnia & Herzegovina

41

0

41

14.6

47

10.6

52

23

Botswana

17

0

17

5.8

18

33.3

24

24

Brazil

1,369

1.6

1,391

12.2

1,561

14.2

1,784

25

Brunei

2

0

2

0

2

0

2

26

Bulgaria

116

-0.9

115

14.8

132

16.6

154

27

Burkina Faso

180

0.6

183

3.8

190

4.2

198

28

Burundi

88

-1.1

87

5.8

92

2.2

94

29

Cabo Verde

3

0

3

0

3

25.0

4

30

Cambodia

94

3.2

97

5.2

102

11.8

114

31

Cameroon

210

0

210

11.5

223

4.5

233

32

Canada

284

0

284

7.4

305

-2.6

297

33

Central-African Republic

58

-1.7

57

3.5

59

6.8

63

34

Chad

197

1.5

200

4.0

208

3.4

215

35

Chile

118

1.7

120

15.8

139

3.6

144

36

China

9,938

1.8

10,117

2.8

10,402

2.6

10,675

37

Colombia

260

4.2

271

24.0

336

18.5

398

38

Comoros

6

16.7

7

0

7

0

7

39

Congo, Republic of

37

10.8

41

-4.9

39

5.1

41

40

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

835

1.1

844

5.0

886

5.1

931

41

Costa Rica

27

3.7

28

3.6

29

27.6

37

42

Cote d’Ivoire

229

-0.4

228

3.5

236

4.7

247

43

Croatia

54

1.9

56

-1.8

55

-1.8

54

44

Cuba

111

0.9

112

3.6

116

42.2

165

45

Cyprus

8

0

8

12.5

9

0

9

46

Czechia

113

-0.9

112

11.6

125

7.2

134

47

Denmark

55

-1.8

54

1.9

55

5.5

58

48

Djibouti

9

0

9

10

10

0

10

49

Dominica

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

50

Dominican Republic

65

0

65

9.2

71

4.2

74

51

Ecuador

83

2.4

85

55.3

132

-9.8

119

52

Egypt

572

3.2

590

6.6

629

9.9

691

53

El Salvador

44

6.8

47

12.8

53

3.8

55

54

Equatorial Guinea

13

0

13

7.7

14

7.1

15

55

Eritrea

22

0

22

4.5

23

4.4

24

56

Estonia

16

-6.3

15

6.7

16

18.8

19

57

Eswatini

11

-10

10

10

11

27.3

14

58

Ethiopia

730

6.9

735

5.4

775

-5.8

730

59

Fiji

7

0

7

0

7

14.3

8

60

Finland

54

0

54

1.9

55

5.5

57

61

France

597

1.0

603

8.8

656

-2.4

640

62

Gabon

15

0

15

6.7

16

6.3

17

63

Gambia

18

0

18

5.6

19

5.3

20

64

Georgia

49

0

49

8.2

53

7.6

57

65

Germany

908

-1.7

893

8.9

972

6.9

1,039

66

Ghana

228

-1.3

225

6.7

240

4.2

250

67

Greece

117

3.4

121

3.3

125

8.8

136

68

Grenada

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

69

Guatemala

84

0

84

10.7

93

23.7

115

70

Guinea

125

0

125

4.0

130

3.9

135

71

Guinea-Bissau

16

0

16

6.3

17

5.9

18

72

Guyana

6

0

6

0

6

33.3

8

73

Haiti

88

1.1

89

4.5

93

6.5

99

74

Honduras

42

2.4

43

16.3

50

16

58

75

Hungary

131

-1.5

129

9.3

141

9.2

154

76

Iceland

2

0

2

0

2

50

3

77

India       

9,098

2.0

9,281

10.6

10,262

29.6

13,300

78

Indonesia

2,002

1.5

2,032

19.9

2,437

13.1

2,755

79

Iran

404

4.2

421

15.5

486

16.5

566

80

Iraq

174

2.9

179

24.6

223

-7.2

207

81

Ireland

31

0

31

6.5

33

0

33

82

Israel

44

2.3

45

6.7

48

4.2

50

83

Italy

631

-2.4

616

16.4

717

-5.2

680

84

Jamaica

21

0

21

0

21

19

25

85

Japan

1,493

1.7

1,519

-0.5

1,511

4.2

1,575

86

Jordan

33

3.0

34

11.8

38

13.2

43

87

Kazakhstan

151

1.3

153

17.0

179

9.5

196

88

Kenya

385

-3.4

372

4.3

388

10.1

427

89

Kiribati

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

90

Korea, North

224

2.2

229

2.6

235

3.0

242

91

Korea, South

302

2.3

309

3.9

321

4.4

335

92

Kosovo

10

-10

9

44.4

13

-7.7

12

93

Kuwait

9

10

10

50

15

20

12

94

Kyrgyzstan

36

-2.8

35

17.1

41

-2.4

40

95

Laos

48

-2.1

47

0

47

4.3

49

96

Latvia

30

-3.3

29

6.9

31

16.1

36

97

Lebanon

29

6.9

31

1.6

36

30.6

47

98

Lesotho

29

0

29

0

29

10.3

32

99

Liberia

43

0

43

4.7

45

2.2

46

100

Libya

34

5.9

36

2.8

37

10.8

41

101

Liechtenstein

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

102

Lithuania

42

-2.4

41

12.2

46

13.0

51

103

Luxembourg

4

0

4

25

5

-20

4

104

Macedonia

19

5.3

20

30

26

11.5

29

105

Madagascar

181

-1.1

179

7.3

192

6.8

205

106

Malawi

128

-2.3

125

4.0

130

6.9

139

107

Malaysia

167

3.0

172

2.3

176

14.8

202

108

Maldives

1

0

1

100

2

0

2

109

Mali

188

1.1

190

6.3

202

0.5

203

110

Malta

3

33.3

4

0

4

0

4

111

Marshall Islands

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

112

Mauritania

31

0

31

9.7

34

0

34

113

Mauritius

11

0

11

0

11

18.2

13

114

Mexico

850

2.0

867

35.6

1,176

1.4

1,192

115

Micronesia

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

116

Moldova

42

-2.4

41

9.8

45

11.1

50

117

Monaco

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

118

Mongolia

18

0

18

0

18

0

18

119

Montenegro

7

0

7

0

7

14.3

8

120

Morocco

203

1.5

206

8.3

223

2.7

229

121

Mozambique

245

-0.4

244

2.5

250

12.8

282

122

Myanmar

455

1.3

461

2.2

471

11.7

526

123

Namibia

20

0

20

5.0

21

28.6

27

124

Nauru

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

125

Nepal

201

-1.5

198

6.1

210

10.5

232

126

Netherlands

154

-1.3

152

9.9

167

0.6

168

127

New Zealand

31

3.2

32

0

32

6.3

34

128

Nicaragua

30

3.3

31

25.8

39

-15.4

33

129

Niger

182

3.3

184

9.8

202

2.0

206

130

Nigeria

2,627

0.6

2,642

2.5

2,708

3.1

2,793

131

Norway

41

0

41

0

41

2.4

42

132

Oman

10

0

10

40

14

21.4

17

133

Pakistan

1,508

0.5

1,515

6.0

1,606

3.4

1,660

134

Palau

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

135

Palestine

16

0

16

12.5

18

11.1

20

136

Panama

21

4.8

22

13.6

25

4.0

26

137

Papua New Guinea

61

1.6

62

0

62

6.5

66

138

Paraguay

36

2.8

37

5.4

39

30.8

51

139

Peru

196

0.5

197

23.9

244

10.3

269

140

Philippines

611

1.3

619

9.7

625

33.3

833

141

Poland

415

-1.0

411

14.6

471

6.8

503

142

Portugal

113

-0.9

112

10.7

124

0

124

143

Qatar

3

0

3

0

3

33.3

4

144

Romania

249

-0.8

247

14.2

282

11.4

314

145

Russia

1,801

-1.1

1,781

16.1

2,067

19.0

2,459

146

Rwanda

78

1.3

79

0

79

7.6

85

147

Saint Kitts & Nevis

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

148

Saint Lucia

1

0

1

0

1

100

2

149

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

150

Samoa

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

151

San Marino

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

152

Sao Tome and Principe

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

153

Saudi Arabia

93

2.2

95

11.6

106

-2.8

103

154

Senegal

87

0

87

5.8

92

8.7

100

155

Serbia

104

0

104

16.4

121

14.1

138

156

Seychelles

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

157

Sierra Leone

73

0

73

5.5

77

0

77

158

Singapore

26

3.9

27

11.1

30

6.7

32

159

Slovakia

54

1.9

53

11.3

59

22

72

160

Slovenia

21

0

21

14.3

24

-4.2

23

161

Solomon Islands

3

0

3

33.3

4

0

4

162

Somalia

176

0

176

6.8

188

5.3

198

163

South Africa

503

-0.6

500

10.8

554

22.6

679

164

Spain

425

-2.1

416

18.5

493

-7.9

454

165

Sri Lanka

152

0.7

153

0.7

154

4.6

161

166

Sudan

279

2.2

285

3.9

296

5.1

311

167

Sudan, South

112

-1.8

110

4.6

115

3.5

119

168

Suriname

4

0

4

0

4

0

4

169

Sweden

92

-3.3

89

1.1

98

-6.1

92

170

Switzerland

67

1.5

68

11.8

76

-7.9

70

171

Syria

106

-5.7

100

3.0

103

5.8

109

172

Taiwan

166

2.4

170

1.2

172

2.9

177

173

Tajikstan

46

-2.2

45

28.9

58

-24.1

44

174

Tanzania

359

0.3

360

5.8

381

3.9

396

175

Thailand

500

1.8

509

2.0

519

9.3

567

176

Timor-Leste

9

0

9

0

9

11.1

10

177

Togo

71

-1.4

70

1.4

71

0

71

178

Tonga

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

179

Trinidad & Tobago

12

0

12

0

12

16.7

14

180

Tunisia

72

2.8

74

10.8

82

19.5

97

181

Turkey

420

1.2

425

26.4

537

1.1

543

182

Turkmenistan

40

2.5

41

4.9

43

-2.3

42

183

Tuvalu

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

184

Uganda

246

1.6

250

4.0

260

3.5

269

185

Ukraine

583

0.7

587

19.1

699

4.6

731

186

United Arab Emirates

12

16.7

14

14.3

16

12.5

18

187

United Kingdom

616

-5.0

585

15.0

673

-3.0

653

188

United States

2,780

-0.07

2,778

16.6

3,239

1.3

3,281

189

Uruguay

34

0

34

-5.9

32

31.3

42

190

Uzbekistan

198

1.0

200

13.0

226

-2.7

220

191

Vanuatu

2

0

2

0

2

0

2

192

Venezuela

209

-1.0

207

5.3

218

6.0

231

193

Vietnam

632

1.6

642

-7.2

596

19.6

713

194

Yemen

204

-0.5

203

3.5

210

0

210

195

Zambia

120

0.8

121

3.3

125

8.8

136

196

Zimbabwe

120

3.3

124

3.2

128

13.3

145