Earth physical characteristics tables
These are tables showing the composition and structure of Earth.
The World
Earth dimensions
|
| Land surface |
149,000,000 km² (57,510,000 Sq. miles) (29.2% of total surface) |
| Water surface |
361,000,000 km² (139,440,000 Sq. miles) (70.8% of total surface) |
| Equatorial circumferences |
40,075 km (24,901 mi) |
| Meridional circumference |
40,009 km (24,860 mi) |
| Equatorial diameter |
12,756.3 km (7,926.4 mi) |
| Polar diameter |
12,714 km (7,900 mi) |
| Polar radius |
6,356.89 km (3,949.99 mi) |
| Volume of the Earth |
1,080,000,000,000 km³ (260,000,000,000 cubic miles) |
| Mass |
5.98x1024 kg (6.592x1021 U.S. tons) |
Continents and population
| Size |
|---|
| continent |
area (km²) |
percent |
| World | 149,000,000 | 100 |
| Afro-Eurasia | 84,580,000 | 57 |
| Eurasia | 54,210,000 | 36 |
| Asia | 43,810,000 | 29 |
| Americas | 42,330,000 | 28 |
| Africa | 30,370,000 | 20 |
| North America | 24,494,000 | 16 |
| South America | 17,840,000 | 12 |
| Antarctica | 13,720,000 | 9.2 |
| Europe | 10,400,000 | 7.0 |
| Oceania | 9,142,000 | 6.0 |
| Australia-New Guinea | 8,500,000 | 5.7 |
| Australia mainland | 7,600,000 | 5.1 |
|
| Human Population |
|---|
| continent |
approx. population |
percent |
density (h/km²) |
| World | 6,641,000,000 | 100 | 43.29 |
| Afro-Eurasia | 5,400,000,000 | 84 | 63.84 |
| Eurasia | 4,510,000,000 | 70 | 83.19 |
| Asia | 3,800,000,000 | 59 | 86.74 |
| Africa | 990,000,000 | 14 | 21.03 |
| Americas | 986,000,000 | 14 | 29.17 |
| Europe | 770,000,000 | 11 | 70.15 |
| North America | 515,000,000 | 8.0 | 28.87 |
| South America | 471,000,000 | 5.8 | 27.04 |
| Oceania | 40,800,000 | 0.55 | 3.44 |
| Australia-New Guinea | 30,000,000 | 0.5 | 3.28 |
| Australia mainland | 23,000,786 | 0.3 | 2.47 |
| Antarctica | 1,000 | 0.002 | ~0.00 |
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