List of the German federal states by area
The following list sorts the 16 federal states of the Federal Republic of Germany according to their area in km². For comparison, an independent state with a similar total area is also given. The area information also includes inland waters such as lakes , rivers and coastlines . All data are based on data from the Federal Statistical Office .
| rank | state | Area (km²) | Comparable country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Bavaria
|
70,541.57 |
 Ireland
|
| 2 |
 Lower Saxony
|
47,709.50 |
 Dominican Republic
|
| 3 |
 Baden-Württemberg
|
35,748.22 |
 Guinea-Bissau
|
| 4th |
 North Rhine-Westphalia
|
34,112.31 |
 Moldova
|
| 5 |
 Brandenburg
|
29,654.48 |
 Armenia
|
| 6th |
 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
|
23,294.62 |
 Djibouti
|
| 7th |
 Hesse
|
21,115.68 |
 El Salvador
|
| 8th |
 Saxony-Anhalt
|
20,454.31 |
 Israel
|
| 9 |
 Rhineland-Palatinate
|
19,858.00 |
 Slovenia
|
| 10 |
 Saxony
|
18,449.96 |
 Fiji
|
| 11 |
 Thuringia
|
16,202.37 |
 Swaziland
|
| 12 |
 Schleswig-Holstein
|
15,804.30 |
 East Timor
|
| 13 |
 Saarland
|
2,571.11 |
 Luxembourg
|
| 14th |
 Berlin
|
891.12 |
 Sao Tome and Principe
|
| 15th |
 Hamburg
|
755.09 |
 Dominica
|
| 16 |
 Bremen
|
419.36 |
 Barbados
|
 Germany
|
357,582.00 |
 Republic of the Congo
|
See also
- List of the German federal states according to population density
- List of German federal states by population
- List of states and territories by area
- List of sub-state administrative units by area
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Largest federal state: area of the German federal states. In: Statista . December 31, 2018, accessed March 19, 2020 .