Northern America vs Russian Federation: Country area — Area

Northern America
2.59 million 1000 ha
in 2024
Russian Federation
1.71 million 1000 ha
in 2024
Northern America rank
5th
Russian Federation rank
3rd

Country area — Area over time

  • Northern America
  • Russian Federation
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922024

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 2.59 million 1000 ha against 1.71 million 1000 ha in Russian Federation, a difference of 875,570 1000 ha.

That makes Northern America's figure about 1.5 times Russian Federation's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.

Northern America ranks 5th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 31 groups.

Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 2.56 million 1000 ha 1.71 million 1000 ha 853,916 1000 ha Northern America
2000s 2.57 million 1000 ha 1.71 million 1000 ha 862,500 1000 ha Northern America
2010s 2.59 million 1000 ha 1.71 million 1000 ha 878,754 1000 ha Northern America
2020s 2.59 million 1000 ha 1.71 million 1000 ha 875,692 1000 ha Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Northern America or Russian Federation?
Northern America, at 2.59 million 1000 ha against 1.71 million 1000 ha in Russian Federation as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area between Northern America and Russian Federation?
875,570 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Russian Federation?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Northern America and Russian Federation rank globally for country area — area?
Northern America ranks 5th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Country area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Country area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,500 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.