The 10 largest deserts
Rank
Desert
Area (km²)
Area (mi²)
1
Antarctic Desert
(Antarctica)
13,829,430
5,339,573
2
Arctic
13,700,000+
5,300,000+
3
Sahara (Africa)
9,100,000+
3,320,000+
4
Arabian Desert
(Middle East)
2,330,000
900,000
5
Gobi Desert (Asia)
1,300,000
500,000
6
Kalahari Desert
(Africa)
900,000
360,000
7
Patagonian
Desert (South America)
670,000
260,000
8
Great
Victoria Desert (Australia)
647,000
250,000
9
Syrian Desert
(Middle East)
520,000
200,000
10
Great Basin Desert (North America)
492,000
190,000