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Land area — Russia

Land area in Russia in 2023 — 16,376,870 km². Ranked 1 in the world out of 215. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 0.1%.

2023 16.38M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 1of 215
Period maximum 16.39M km²1992
Period minimum 16.38M km²2008

Trend over time

1992–2023 · km²

Land area — Russia, 1992–202316.38M16.38M16.39M16.39M1992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 16,389,950 km²1993: 16,386,180 km²1994: 16,381,330 km²1995: 16,378,380 km²1996: 16,377,960 km²1997: 16,378,650 km²1998: 16,381,300 km²1999: 16,388,510 km²2000: 16,381,340 km²2001: 16,380,440 km²2002: 16,380,940 km²2003: 16,380,980 km²2004: 16,381,230 km²2005: 16,381,390 km²2006: 16,377,740 km²2007: 16,377,740 km²2008: 16,376,870 km²2009: 16,376,870 km²2010: 16,376,870 km²2011: 16,376,870 km²2012: 16,376,870 km²2013: 16,376,870 km²2014: 16,376,870 km²2015: 16,376,870 km²2016: 16,376,870 km²2017: 16,376,870 km²2018: 16,376,870 km²2019: 16,376,870 km²2020: 16,376,870 km²2021: 16,376,870 km²2022: 16,376,870 km²2023: 16,376,870 km²
Change over the period: −13,080 (−0.08%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Russia

Russia 16.38M km²
World 130M km²
Europe & Central Asia 27.43M km²
Eastern Europe computed 18.05M km²
High-income countries computed 51.61M km²
Land area — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 16.38M +0 +0%
2022 16.38M +0 +0%
2021 16.38M +0 +0%
2020 16.38M +0 +0%
2019 16.38M +0 +0%
2018 16.38M +0 +0%
2017 16.38M +0 +0%
2016 16.38M +0 +0%
2015 16.38M +0 +0%
2014 16.38M +0 +0%
2013 16.38M +0 +0%
2012 16.38M +0 +0%
2011 16.38M +0 +0%
2010 16.38M +0 +0%
2009 16.38M +0 +0%
2008 16.38M −870 −0.01%
2007 16.38M +0 +0%
2006 16.38M −3,650 −0.02%
2005 16.38M +160 +0%
2004 16.38M +250 +0%
2003 16.38M +40 +0%
2002 16.38M +500 +0%
2001 16.38M −900 −0.01%
2000 16.38M −7,170 −0.04%
1999 16.39M +7,210 +0.04%
1998 16.38M +2,650 +0.02%
1997 16.38M +690 +0%
1996 16.38M −420 −0%
1995 16.38M −2,950 −0.02%
1994 16.38M −4,850 −0.03%
1993 16.39M −3,770 −0.02%
1992 16.39M — —

Eastern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

RU Russia 16.38M UA Ukraine 579,400 PL Poland 306,270 RO Romania 230,080 BY Belarus 202,983 BG Bulgaria 108,560 HU Hungary 91,260 CZ Czechia 77,167 SK Slovakia 48,080 MD Moldova 32,930
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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