List of Chinese administrative divisions by area
This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China, including all provinces, autonomous regions, special administrative regions, and municipalities, in order of their total land area as reported by the national or provincial-level government.
| Rank | Administrative division | Area | Area | National share | Source |
| 1 | Xinjiang | 17.31 | - | ||
| 2 | Tibet | 12.77 | - | ||
| 3 | Inner Mongolia | 12.30 | - | ||
| 4 | Qinghai | 7.51 | - | ||
| 5 | Sichuan | 5.05 | - | ||
| 6 | Heilongjiang | 4.73 | - | ||
| 7 | Gansu | 4.43 | - | ||
| 8 | Yunnan | 4.10 | - | ||
| 9 | Guangxi | 2.47 | - | ||
| 10 | Hunan | 2.20 | - | ||
| 11 | Shaanxi | 2.14 | - | ||
| 12 | Hebei | 1.96 | - | ||
| 13 | Jilin | 1.95 | - | ||
| 14 | Hubei | 1.93 | - | ||
| 15 | Guangdong | 1.87 | - | ||
| 16 | Guizhou | 1.83 | - | ||
| 17 | Henan | 1.74 | - | ||
| 18 | Jiangxi | 1.74 | - | ||
| 19 | Shandong | 1.63 | - | ||
| 20 | Shanxi | 1.63 | - | ||
| 21 | Liaoning | 1.54 | - | ||
| 22 | Anhui | 1.45 | - | ||
| 23 | Fujian | 1.29 | - | ||
| 24 | Jiangsu | 1.07 | - | ||
| 25 | Zhejiang | 1.06 | - | ||
| 26 | Chongqing | 0.86 | - | ||
| 27 | Ningxia | 0.69 | - | ||
| 28 | Hainan | 0.37 | - | ||
| 29 | Beijing | 0.17 | - | ||
| 30 | Tianjin | 0.12 | - | ||
| 31 | Shanghai | 0.066 | - | ||
| 32 | Hong Kong | 0.011 | - | ||
| 33 | Macau | 0.0003 | - | ||
| — | People's Republic of China | 9,616,400 | 3,712,900 | 100 |