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Surface area — Russia

Surface area in Russia in 2023 — 17,125,190 km². Ranked 1 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.2%.

2023 17.13M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 1of 215
Period maximum 17.13M km²2020
Period minimum 17.1M km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Russia, 1961–202317.09M17.1M17.11M17.12M17.13M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 17,098,240 km²1963: 17,098,240 km²1965: 17,098,240 km²1967: 17,098,240 km²1969: 17,098,240 km²1971: 17,098,240 km²1973: 17,098,240 km²1975: 17,098,240 km²1977: 17,098,240 km²1979: 17,098,240 km²1981: 17,098,240 km²1983: 17,098,240 km²1985: 17,098,240 km²1987: 17,098,240 km²1989: 17,098,240 km²1991: 17,098,240 km²1993: 17,098,240 km²1995: 17,098,240 km²1997: 17,098,240 km²1999: 17,098,240 km²2001: 17,098,240 km²2003: 17,098,240 km²2005: 17,098,240 km²2007: 17,098,240 km²2009: 17,098,240 km²2011: 17,098,250 km²2013: 17,098,250 km²2015: 17,098,250 km²2017: 17,098,250 km²2019: 17,098,250 km²2021: 17,125,190 km²2023: 17,125,190 km²
Change over the period: +26,950 (+0.16%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Russia 17.13M km²
World 141M km²
Europe & Central Asia 28.9M km²
Eastern Europe computed 18.85M km²
High-income countries computed 60.62M km²
Surface area — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 17.13M +0 +0%
2022 17.13M +0 +0%
2021 17.13M +0 +0%
2020 17.13M +26,940 +0.16%
2019 17.1M +0 +0%
2018 17.1M +0 +0%
2017 17.1M +0 +0%
2016 17.1M +0 +0%
2015 17.1M +0 +0%
2014 17.1M +0 +0%
2013 17.1M +0 +0%
2012 17.1M +0 +0%
2011 17.1M +0 +0%
2010 17.1M +10 +0%
2009 17.1M +0 +0%
2008 17.1M +0 +0%
2007 17.1M +0 +0%
2006 17.1M +0 +0%
2005 17.1M +0 +0%
2004 17.1M +0 +0%
2003 17.1M +0 +0%
2002 17.1M +0 +0%
2001 17.1M +0 +0%
2000 17.1M +0 +0%
1999 17.1M +0 +0%
1998 17.1M +0 +0%
1997 17.1M +0 +0%
1996 17.1M +0 +0%
1995 17.1M +0 +0%
1994 17.1M +0 +0%
1993 17.1M +0 +0%
1992 17.1M +0 +0%
1991 17.1M +0 +0%
1990 17.1M +0 +0%
1989 17.1M +0 +0%
1988 17.1M +0 +0%
1987 17.1M +0 +0%
1986 17.1M +0 +0%
1985 17.1M +0 +0%
1984 17.1M +0 +0%
1983 17.1M +0 +0%
1982 17.1M +0 +0%
1981 17.1M +0 +0%
1980 17.1M +0 +0%
1979 17.1M +0 +0%
1978 17.1M +0 +0%
1977 17.1M +0 +0%
1976 17.1M +0 +0%
1975 17.1M +0 +0%
1974 17.1M +0 +0%
1973 17.1M +0 +0%
1972 17.1M +0 +0%
1971 17.1M +0 +0%
1970 17.1M +0 +0%
1969 17.1M +0 +0%
1968 17.1M +0 +0%
1967 17.1M +0 +0%
1966 17.1M +0 +0%
1965 17.1M +0 +0%
1964 17.1M +0 +0%
1963 17.1M +0 +0%
1962 17.1M +0 +0%
1961 17.1M — —

Eastern Europe, 2023

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

RU Russia 17.13M UA Ukraine 603,550 PL Poland 313,930 RO Romania 238,400 BY Belarus 207,629 BG Bulgaria 110,997 HU Hungary 93,030 CZ Czechia 78,871 SK Slovakia 49,030 MD Moldova 33,850
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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