What is land area in Belarus?

Land area in Belarus was 202,983 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Belarus?

The highest recorded value was 202,990 sq. km in 2022.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Belarus?

The lowest recorded value was 202,815 sq. km in 2004.

How does Belarus rank for land area?

Belarus ranks 84th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Belarus?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Belarus data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Belarus

Name: Land area in Belarus
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Belarus: Land area was 202,983 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

202,983 sq. km

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

84th

of 216 countries

All-time high

202,990 sq. km

in 2022

All-time low

202,815 sq. km

in 2004

Years of data

1992–2023

Land area in Belarus, 1992–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Belarus stood at 202,983 sq. km.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Belarus peaked at 202,990 sq. km in 2022 and was at its lowest, 202,815 sq. km, in 2004.

That places Belarus 84th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	202,867 sq. km	202,829 sq. km	202,928 sq. km	8
2000s	202,860 sq. km	202,815 sq. km	202,904 sq. km	10
2010s	202,949 sq. km	202,899 sq. km	202,988 sq. km	10
2020s	202,976 sq. km	202,950 sq. km	202,990 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Belarus

81 Romania 230,080 sq. km compare
82 Ghana 227,533 sq. km compare
83 Guyana 211,140 sq. km compare
85 Uganda 200,520 sq. km compare
86 Senegal 192,530 sq. km compare
87 Kyrgyzstan 191,800 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Belarus

Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2021)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2021)
Rural population 20.5% (2025)
Rural population growth -2.2% (2025)
Rural population 1.86 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.9% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.44 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 2.28 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 3,395 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 7.73 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Belarus?: Land area in Belarus was 202,983 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Belarus?: The highest recorded value was 202,990 sq. km in 2022.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Belarus?: The lowest recorded value was 202,815 sq. km in 2004.
How does Belarus rank for land area?: Belarus ranks 84th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Belarus?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belarus data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.