Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 9.562.950 | 9.562.950 | 9.562.920 | 9.562.912 | 9.562.911 | 9.562.911 | 9.562.911 | 9.562.911 | 9.562.911 | 9.562.911 | 9.562.910 | 9.562.910 | 9.562.910 | 9.562.910 | 9.562.910 | 9.562.910 | 9.562.910 |
| França | 549.086 | 549.086 | 549.087 | 549.087 | 549.087 | 549.087 | 549.087 | 549.087 | 549.087 | 549.087 | 549.087 | 549.087 | 549.087 | 549.087 | 549.087 | 549.087 | 549.087 |
| Rússia | 17.098.240 | 17.098.240 | 17.098.240 | 17.098.240 | 17.098.250 | 17.098.250 | 17.098.250 | 17.098.250 | 17.098.250 | 17.098.250 | 17.098.250 | 17.098.250 | 17.098.250 | 17.098.250 | 17.098.250 | 17.098.250 | 17.098.250 |
| Reino Unido | 243.610 | 243.610 | 243.610 | 243.610 | 243.610 | 243.610 | 243.610 | 243.610 | 243.610 | 243.610 | 243.610 | 243.610 | 243.610 | 243.610 | 243.610 | 243.610 | 243.610 |
| Estados Unidos de América | 9.629.090 | 9.629.090 | 9.632.030 | 9.632.030 | 9.831.510 | 9.831.510 | 9.831.510 | 9.831.510 | 9.831.510 | 9.831.510 | 9.831.510 | 9.831.510 | 9.831.510 | 9.831.510 | 9.831.510 | 9.831.510 | 9.831.510 |