Jurisdiction
| Rank | Country | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) | % of Total | Notes |
| 1 | Algeria | 2,381,741 | 919,595 | 18.1% | Largest country in Africa and in the Arab League. |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 | 830,000 | 16.4% | Largest country in the Middle East. |
| 3 | Sudan | 1,886,068 | 728,215 | 14.2% | Formerly the largest country in Africa. |
| 4 | Libya | 1,759,540 | 679,360 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Mauritania | 1,030,700 | 398,000 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Egypt | 1,022,600 | 394,800 | 7.6% | Excluding the Hala'ib Triangle (20,580 km2/7,950 sq mi). |
| 7 | Somalia | 637,657 | 246,201 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Yemen | 527,968 | 203,850 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | Morocco | 446,550 | 172,410 | 3.4% | Does not include Western Sahara (266,000 km2/103,000 sq mi). |
| 10 | Iraq | 435,244 | 168,049 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | Oman | 309,500 | 119,500 | 2.4% | |
| 12 | Syria | 185,180 | 71,500 | 1.4% | Including the part of the Golan Heights (1,200 km2/460 sq mi) currently administered by Israel. |
| 13 | Tunisia | 163,610 | 63,170 | 1.2% | |
| 14 | Jordan | 89,342 | 34,495 | 0.7% | |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 83,600 | 32,300 | 0.6% | |
| 16 | Djibouti | 23,200 | 9,000 | 0.1% | |
| 17 | Kuwait | 17,818 | 6,880 | 0.1% | |
| 18 | Qatar | 11,586 | 4,473 | 0.08% | |
| 19 | Lebanon | 10,452 | 4,036 | 0.08% | |
| 20 | Palestine | 6,020 | 2,320 | 0.05% | |
| 21 | Comoros | 2,235 | 863 | 0.01% | |
| 22 | Bahrain | 758 | 293 | 0.005% |
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