Russia vs USSR: Land area in hectares
Russia
1.64 billion hectares
in 2023
USSR
2.19 billion hectares
in 1991
Russia rank
1st
USSR rank
2nd
Land area in hectares over time
- Russia
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 2.19 billion hectares against 1.64 billion hectares in Russia, a difference of 554.64 million hectares.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.3 times Russia's.
Russia ranks 1st and USSR ranks 2nd of 233 countries.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Russia or USSR?
- USSR, at 2.19 billion hectares against 1.64 billion hectares in Russia as of 1991.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Russia and USSR?
- 554.64 million hectares, with USSR ahead.
- How do Russia and USSR rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Russia ranks 1st and USSR ranks 2nd of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.