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Land area: Canadian provinces ranked (2021)

Measure: Land area (km²). All 13 provinces and territories with data in Land area and population density by province and territory, Canada, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2021.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0015-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-11-10

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National value: 8,788,702.8 (Canada).

Lowest: 5,681.2 to 71,248.5
Group 2: 71,248.5 to 540,310.2
Group 3: 540,310.2 to 634,658.3
Group 4: 634,658.3 to 1,127,711.9
Highest: 1,127,711.9 to 1,836,993.8

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Nunavut	1,836,993.8
2	Quebec	1,298,599.8
3	Northwest Territories	1,127,711.9
4	British Columbia	920,686.6
5	Ontario	892,411.8
6	Alberta	634,658.3
7	Saskatchewan	577,060.4
8	Manitoba	540,310.2
9	Yukon	472,345.4
10	Newfoundland and Labrador	358,170.4
11	New Brunswick	71,248.5
12	Nova Scotia	52,824.7
13	Prince Edward Island	5,681.2

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0015-01: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census subdivisions and dissemination areas. Reference period: 2021.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by land area (km²) (2021). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0015-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-10. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-land-area/

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