Urban area over the long-term in Russia
Russia: Urban area over the long-term was 19,935 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
19,935 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
7th
of 202 countries
All-time high
19,935 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0.0115 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Russia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
Russia recorded 19,935 km² per grid cell for urban area over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Russia peaked at 19,935 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0115 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
Russia ranks 7th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0115 km² per grid cell | 0.0115 km² per grid cell | 0.0115 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0519 km² per grid cell | 0.0519 km² per grid cell | 0.0519 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.2334 km² per grid cell | 0.2334 km² per grid cell | 0.2334 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.7246 km² per grid cell | 0.7246 km² per grid cell | 0.7246 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.17 km² per grid cell | 2.17 km² per grid cell | 2.17 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 8.4 km² per grid cell | 8.4 km² per grid cell | 8.4 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 31.51 km² per grid cell | 31.51 km² per grid cell | 31.51 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 107.12 km² per grid cell | 107.12 km² per grid cell | 107.12 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 125.19 km² per grid cell | 125.19 km² per grid cell | 125.19 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 143.25 km² per grid cell | 143.25 km² per grid cell | 143.25 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 161.32 km² per grid cell | 161.32 km² per grid cell | 161.32 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 179.38 km² per grid cell | 179.38 km² per grid cell | 179.38 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 197.45 km² per grid cell | 197.45 km² per grid cell | 197.45 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 215.52 km² per grid cell | 215.52 km² per grid cell | 215.52 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 233.58 km² per grid cell | 233.58 km² per grid cell | 233.58 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 251.65 km² per grid cell | 251.65 km² per grid cell | 251.65 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 269.71 km² per grid cell | 269.71 km² per grid cell | 269.71 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 287.75 km² per grid cell | 287.75 km² per grid cell | 287.75 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 296.87 km² per grid cell | 296.87 km² per grid cell | 296.87 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 395.38 km² per grid cell | 395.38 km² per grid cell | 395.38 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 526.44 km² per grid cell | 526.44 km² per grid cell | 526.44 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 771.9 km² per grid cell | 771.9 km² per grid cell | 771.9 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 1,022 km² per grid cell | 1,022 km² per grid cell | 1,022 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 1,361 km² per grid cell | 1,361 km² per grid cell | 1,361 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 1,694 km² per grid cell | 1,694 km² per grid cell | 1,694 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 2,056 km² per grid cell | 2,056 km² per grid cell | 2,056 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 2,454 km² per grid cell | 2,454 km² per grid cell | 2,454 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 2,777 km² per grid cell | 2,777 km² per grid cell | 2,777 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 3,590 km² per grid cell | 3,590 km² per grid cell | 3,590 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 3,642 km² per grid cell | 3,642 km² per grid cell | 3,642 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 4,473 km² per grid cell | 4,473 km² per grid cell | 4,473 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 6,698 km² per grid cell | 6,698 km² per grid cell | 6,698 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 7,968 km² per grid cell | 6,748 km² per grid cell | 9,254 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 11,300 km² per grid cell | 9,565 km² per grid cell | 12,637 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 14,294 km² per grid cell | 12,796 km² per grid cell | 15,609 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,144 km² per grid cell | 15,872 km² per grid cell | 18,323 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,134 km² per grid cell | 17,741 km² per grid cell | 18,310 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,425 km² per grid cell | 17,350 km² per grid cell | 17,541 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,097 km² per grid cell | 17,370 km² per grid cell | 18,878 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,490 km² per grid cell | 19,095 km² per grid cell | 19,935 km² per grid cell | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area over the long-term in Russia?
- Urban area over the long-term in Russia was 19,935 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 19,935 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0115 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Russia rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Russia ranks 7th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total built-up area of a country over time.