Continent Square Miles
Continent	Area in Square Miles
	(Square Km)	Percent of Total Land Area on Earth
	The World                           57,308,738 Sq. Miles (148,429,000 Sq. Km)    100%
	Asia (including the Middle East)    17,212,000 Sq. Miles (44,579,000 Sq. Km)     30.0%
	Africa                              11,608,000 Sq. Miles (30,065,000 Sq. Km)     20.3%
	North America                        9,365,000 Sq. Miles (24,256,000 Sq. Km)     16.3%
	South America                        6,880,000 Sq. Miles (17,819,000 Sq. Km)     12.0%
	Antarctica                           5,100,000 Sq. Miles (13,209,000 Sq. Km)     8.9%
	Europe                               3,837,000 Sq. Miles (9,938,000 Sq. Km)      6.7%
	Australia (plus Oceania)             2,968,000 Sq. Miles (7,687,000 Sq. Km)      5.2%
	
	Rank    Continent      Square Km     Square Mi
	1       Asia           44,391,162    17,139,445
	2       Africa         30,244,049    11,677,239
	3       North America  24,247,039    9,361,791
	4       South America  17,821,029    6,880,706
	5       Antarctica     14,245,000    5,500,000
	6       Europe         10,354,636    3,997,929
	7       Australia      7,686,850     2,967,124
	        Greenland                    836,300
	        United States                3,806,000