Earth physical characteristics tables

These are tables showing the physical characteristics 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