United Kingdom Rankings Land use

Scotland is the top region by total area in the United Kingdom. As of 2023, total area in Scotland was 78,802 square kilometre that accounts for 32.24% of the United Kingdom's total area. The top 5 regions (others are South West, Wales, East of England, and South East) account for 66.16% of it. The United Kingdom's total total area was estimated at 244,423 square kilometre in 2023.

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Total area (Square kilometre)

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Scotland (NUTS 2021)80,23480,23480,23480,23480,23478,80278,80278,80278,80278,80278,802
South West (UK) (NUTS 2021)24,38924,38924,38924,38924,38923,85223,85223,85223,89423,89423,894
Wales (NUTS 2021)21,22421,22421,22421,22421,22420,78120,78120,78120,78120,78120,781
East of England (NUTS 2021)19,58619,58619,58619,58619,58619,13619,13619,13619,13619,13619,136
South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)19,40519,40519,40519,40519,40519,09019,09019,09019,09019,09019,090
East Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)15,81115,81115,81115,81115,81115,64315,64315,64315,64315,64315,643
Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021)15,56215,56215,56215,56215,56215,40915,40915,40915,40915,40915,409
Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)14,13014,13014,13014,13014,13014,33514,33514,33514,33514,33514,335
North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)14,91914,91914,91914,91914,91914,16414,16414,16414,16414,16414,164
West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)13,00413,00413,00413,00413,00413,00413,00413,00413,00413,00413,004
North East (UK) (NUTS 2021)8,6768,6768,6768,6768,6768,5938,5938,5938,5938,5938,593
London (NUTS 2021)1,5951,5951,5951,5951,5951,5721,5721,5721,5721,5721,572