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About: Largest Deserts on Earth

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Largest Deserts on Earth is an interactive dataset containing 8 data points across 8 categories for All Time . The data tracks Area (Thousand km2) .

In All Time, Antarctic Desert leads at 14,200 — 27.3× higher than Syrian Desert (520) . The average across all 8 categories is 5,346.

Covered categories include: Antarctic Desert, Arctic Desert, Sahara, Arabian Desert, Gobi Desert and 3 more . Use the chart controls on the left to filter by category or year, switch between chart types, and explore the data interactively.

Key Findings

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Antarctic Desert leads with 14,200 in All Time.

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Average value in All Time: 5,346 · median: 1,813.

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Gap in All Time: Antarctic Desert is 27.3× larger than Syrian Desert.

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Data Points

8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

14,200

Antarctic Desert

Area (Thousand km2) · All Time

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Metrics

Area (Thousand km2)

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Period

All Time

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Category Rankings

Ranked by All Time value · vs. All Time

#	Category	All Time	All Time	Change
🥇	Antarctic Desert	14,200	14,200	+0%
🥈	Arctic Desert	13,900	13,900	+0%
🥉	Sahara	9,200	9,200	+0%
4	Arabian Desert	2,330	2,330	+0%
5	Gobi Desert	1,295	1,295	+0%
6	Patagonian Desert	673	673	+0%
7	Great Victoria Desert	647	647	+0%
8	Syrian Desert	520	520	+0%

Statistical Summary — All Time

14,200

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520

Minimum

5,346

Average

1,813

Median

What This Data Shows

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Antarctic Desert

Recorded 14,200 Area (Thousand km2) in All Time.

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Arctic Desert

Recorded 13,900 Area (Thousand km2) in All Time.

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Sahara

Recorded 9,200 Area (Thousand km2) in All Time.

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Arabian Desert

Recorded 2,330 Area (Thousand km2) in All Time.

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Gobi Desert

Recorded 1,295 Area (Thousand km2) in All Time.

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Patagonian Desert

Recorded 673 Area (Thousand km2) in All Time.

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Great Victoria Desert

Recorded 647 Area (Thousand km2) in All Time.

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Syrian Desert

Recorded 520 Area (Thousand km2) in All Time.

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Full Data Table

8 records across 1 year

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Category	Metric	All Time
Antarctic Desert	Area (Thousand km2)	14,200
Arctic Desert	Area (Thousand km2)	13,900
Sahara	Area (Thousand km2)	9,200
Arabian Desert	Area (Thousand km2)	2,330
Gobi Desert	Area (Thousand km2)	1,295
Patagonian Desert	Area (Thousand km2)	673
Great Victoria Desert	Area (Thousand km2)	647
Syrian Desert	Area (Thousand km2)	520