List of Canadian provinces and territories by area

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This is a list of Canadian provinces and territories by area. Canada has ten provinces and three territories. By both land and total area, Canada is the second-largest country in the world by area. In terms of freshwater area, Canada is the largest country.

1 Listings
2 See also
3 Reference

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Listings

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Land area

Areas are rounded to the nearest whole unit. Percentages are given to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Rank	Name and flag	Land area (km²)	Land area (mi²)	Percentage of national
1	Image:Flag of Nunavut.svg Nunavut	1,936,113	747,551	21.0%
2	Image:Flag of Quebec.svg Québec	1,365,128	527,088	15.0%
3	Image:Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg Northwest Territories	1,183,085	456,800	13.0%
4	Image:Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia	925,186	357,223	10.2%
5	Image:Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario	917,741	354,348	10.1%
6	Image:Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta	642,317	248,004	7.1%
7	Image:Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatchewan	591,670	228,449	6.5%
8	Image:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba	553,556	213,733	6.1%
9	Image:Flag of Yukon.svg Yukon	474,391	183,167	5.2%
10	Image:Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador	373,872	144,355	4.1%
11	Image:Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick	71,450	27,587	0.8%
12	Image:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia	53,338	20,594	0.6%
13	Image:Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island	5,660	2,185	0.1%
Total	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	9,093,507	3,511,085	100.0%

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Freshwater area

Freshwater area consists of lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. It excludes territorial waters claimed by Canada in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans. Canada has no significant inland areas of salt water.

Areas are given to the nearest whole unit. Percentages are given to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Rank	Name and flag	Water area (km²)	Water area (mi²)	Percentage of national
1	Image:Flag of Quebec.svg Québec	176,928	68,313	19.9%
2	Image:Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg Northwest Territories	163,021	62,944	18.3%
3	Image:Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario	158,654	61,258	17.8%
4	Image:Flag of Nunavut.svg Nunavut	157,077	60,649	17.6%
5	Image:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba	94,241	36,387	10.6%
6	Image:Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatchewan	59,366	22,922	6.7%
7	Image:Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador	31,340	12,101	3.5%
8	Image:Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia	19,549	7,548	2.2%
9	Image:Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta	19,531	7,541	2.2%
10	Image:Flag of Yukon.svg Yukon	8,052	3,109	0.9%
11	Image:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia	1,946	751	0.2%
12	Image:Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick	1,458	563	0.2%
13	Image:Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island	0	0	0.0%
Total	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	891,163	344,086	100.0%

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Total area

The total area of a province or territory is the sum of its land area and its freshwater area.

Areas are rounded to the nearest square kilometer or square mile. Percentages are given to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Rank	Name and flag	Total area (km²)	Total area (mi²)	Percentage of national
1	Image:Flag of Nunavut.svg Nunavut	2,093,190	808,199	21.0%
2	Image:Flag of Quebec.svg Québec	1,542,056	595,402	15.4%
3	Image:Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg Northwest Territories	1,346,106	519,744	13.5%
4	Image:Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario	1,076,395	415,606	10.8%
5	Image:Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia	944,735	364,771	9.5%
6	Image:Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta	661,848	255,545	6.6%
7	Image:Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatchewan	651,036	251,371	6.5%
8	Image:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba	647,797	250,120	6.5%
9	Image:Flag of Yukon.svg Yukon	482,443	186,276	4.8%
10	Image:Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador	405,212	156,456	4.1%
11	Image:Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick	72,908	28,150	0.7%
12	Image:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia	55,284	21,346	0.6%
13	Image:Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island	5,660	2,185	0.1%
Total	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	9,984,670	3,855,171	100.0%