International Rankings of Antarctica 2024, country comparisons

Antarctica Index 2024

This table lists the international rankings of Antarctica, in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of Antarctica, can be found in the main country ranks menu.
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Ranked Data	Rank	Value	Year
Communications
Internet users - percent of population	1	100.00 %	2021
Internet users - total	222	4400	2021
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions - from petroleum and other liquids	209	28000 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - total	210	28000	2019
Petroleum - refined petroleum consumption	194	100 bbl/day	2019
Geography
Area - land	3	14.200 million sq km	N/A
Area - total	3	14.200 million sq km	N/A
Coastline	12	17968 km	N/A
Elevation - highest point	26	4892 meters	N/A
Elevation - lowest point	55	3500 meters	1500
Elevation - mean elevation	4	2300 meters	N/A
Transportation
Airports	99	30	2024
Heliports	61	5	2024

*CALCULATED FIGURES are those that we calculated from data presented by the CIA World Factbook. For example, we calculated population density by dividing the total population by the land area, the electricity consumption per capita by dividing electricity consumption by the total population, etc.

NOTE: The information regarding Antarctica on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Antarctica 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Antarctica 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.