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China vs United States: Land area

China
9.39 million sq. km
in 2023
United States
9.15 million sq. km
in 2023
China rank
2nd
United States rank
3rd

Land area over time

  • China
  • United States
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 9.39 million sq. km against 9.15 million sq. km in United States, a difference of 240,790 sq. km.

Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Globally, China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 216 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.