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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3,77,800 | 3,77,800 | 3,77,800 | 3,77,910 | 3,77,950 | 3,77,955 | 3,77,960 | 3,77,962 | 3,77,962 | 3,77,971 | 3,77,970 | 3,77,970 | 3,77,974 | 3,77,974 | 3,77,974 | 3,77,974 | 3,77,969 |
| France | 5,49,086 | 5,49,086 | 5,49,087 | 5,49,087 | 5,49,087 | 5,49,087 | 5,49,087 | 5,49,087 | 5,49,087 | 5,49,087 | 5,49,087 | 5,49,087 | 5,49,087 | 5,49,087 | 5,49,087 | 5,49,087 | 5,49,087 |
| Germany | 3,56,970 | 3,56,970 | 3,57,030 | 3,57,090 | 3,57,130 | 3,57,140 | 3,57,170 | 3,57,340 | 3,57,380 | 3,57,410 | 3,57,580 | 3,57,580 | 3,57,580 | 3,57,580 | 3,57,590 | 3,57,590 | 3,57,600 |
| Italy | 3,01,340 | 3,01,340 | 3,02,069 | 3,02,069 | 3,02,069 | 3,02,069 | 3,02,069 | 3,02,069 | 3,02,069 | 3,02,069 | 3,02,069 | 3,02,069 | 3,02,069 | 3,02,068 | 3,02,068 | 3,02,068 | 3,02,070 |
| United Kingdom | 2,43,610 | 2,43,610 | 2,43,610 | 2,43,610 | 2,43,610 | 2,43,610 | 2,43,610 | 2,43,610 | 2,43,610 | 2,43,610 | 2,43,610 | 2,43,610 | 2,43,610 | 2,43,610 | 2,43,610 | 2,43,610 | 2,43,610 |
| Canada | 1,56,40,500 | 1,56,40,500 | 1,56,40,500 | 1,56,40,500 | 1,56,40,500 | 1,56,40,500 | 1,56,40,500 | 1,56,40,500 | 1,56,40,500 | 1,56,40,500 | 1,56,40,500 | 1,56,40,500 | 1,56,40,500 | 1,56,40,500 | 1,56,40,500 | 1,56,34,410 | 1,56,34,410 |
| United States of America | 96,29,090 | 96,29,090 | 96,32,030 | 96,32,030 | 98,31,510 | 98,31,510 | 98,31,510 | 98,31,510 | 98,31,510 | 98,31,510 | 98,31,510 | 98,31,510 | 98,31,510 | 98,31,510 | 98,31,510 | 98,31,510 | 98,31,510 |