The world's largest desert regions ranked by total area in square kilometres. Contrary to popular belief, Antarctica is the world's largest desert — its interior receives less than 50mm of precipitation per year, qualifying it as a cold des...
About: Largest Deserts in the World
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The world's largest desert regions ranked by total area in square kilometres. Contrary to popular belief, Antarctica is the world's largest desert — its interior receives less than 50mm of precipitation per year, qualifying it as a cold desert larger than the Sahara.
Key Findings
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Antarctic Desert leads with 14,200,000 in All Time.
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Average value in All Time: 5,346,250 · median: 1,815,000.
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Gap in All Time: Antarctic Desert is 27.3× larger than Syrian Desert.
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Data Points
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8 categories
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1 year
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Top Value
14,200,000
Antarctic Desert
Area (km²) · All Time
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All Time
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Category Rankings
Ranked by All Time value · vs. All Time| # | Category | All Time | All Time | Change |
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| 🥇 | Antarctic Desert | 14,200,000 | 14,200,000 | +0% |
| 🥈 | Arctic Desert | 13,900,000 | 13,900,000 | +0% |
| 🥉 | Sahara Desert | 9,200,000 | 9,200,000 | +0% |
| 4 | Arabian Desert | 2,330,000 | 2,330,000 | +0% |
| 5 | Gobi Desert | 1,300,000 | 1,300,000 | +0% |
| 6 | Patagonian Desert | 673,000 | 673,000 | +0% |
| 7 | Great Victoria Desert | 647,000 | 647,000 | +0% |
| 8 | Syrian Desert | 520,000 | 520,000 | +0% |
Statistical Summary — All Time
14,200,000
Maximum
520,000
Minimum
5,346,250
Average
1,815,000
Median
What This Data Shows
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