Russia vs USSR: Land use

Russia

123.65 million hectares

in 2023

USSR

228.92 million hectares

in 1991

Russia rank

4th

USSR rank

2nd

Land use over time

USSR currently reports 228.92 million hectares against 123.65 million hectares in Russia, a difference of 105.27 million hectares.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.9 times Russia's.

Russia ranks 4th and USSR ranks 2nd of 223 countries.

Indicator: Land use
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026