Russia vs World: Country area — Area
Country area — Area over time
- Russia
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 14.09 million 1000 ha against 1.71 million 1000 ha in Russia, a difference of 12.38 million 1000 ha.
That makes World's figure about 8.2 times Russia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 267 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.71 million 1000 ha | 14.01 million 1000 ha | 12.30 million 1000 ha | World |
| 2000s | 1.71 million 1000 ha | 14.02 million 1000 ha | 12.31 million 1000 ha | World |
| 2010s | 1.71 million 1000 ha | 14.06 million 1000 ha | 12.35 million 1000 ha | World |
| 2020s | 1.71 million 1000 ha | 14.09 million 1000 ha | 12.38 million 1000 ha | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, Russia or World?
- World, at 14.09 million 1000 ha against 1.71 million 1000 ha in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in country area — area between Russia and World?
- 12.38 million 1000 ha, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and World?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Russia and World rank globally for country area — area?
- Russia ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 267 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.