North America's Total Area (Including Alaska): 24.7 Million km²

The combined land area of the North American continent—Canada, United States (including Alaska), Mexico, Greenland, and the Caribbean/Central American nations—is approximately:

24,709,000 square kilometers (9,544,000 square miles).

Breakdown by Major Component

Alaska's Share

Alaska alone (1.72M km²) is 7% of the continent—larger than the next three U.S. states (Texas, California, Montana) combined. Without Alaska, the U.S. would be smaller than Canada.

North America is the 3rd largest continent (after Asia, Africa)—16.5% of Earth's land.