Belarus' Total Size & Land Area: rank & territory types

Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi, and the total size is 80,154 sq mi, with inland water included. Belarus rankes 84/197 by total surface area.

Occupies 0.14% of the land mass of all countries.
39.6% of its territory is agricultural land.
Belarus has 0.17% of the world's agricultural land area.
43.4% of its area is covered by forests.
Has 0.22% of the world's forests.

Belarus total size and land area

	Belarus	Rank
Total surface area	80,154 sq mi	84/197
Share all of all countries' surface area	0.04%	N/A
Land area	78,372 sq mi	83/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.14%	N/A
Population	9,132,629	100/197
Population density	115 ppl/mi²	145/197

Belarus' True Size on the Map

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Belarus' area by type

	Belarus	Rank
Forest area	34,020 sq mi	57/196
Forest area as share of land	43.4%	59/196
World's forests share	0.22%	N/A
Agricultural land	31,019 sq mi	78/194
Agricultural land share	39.6%	95/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.17%	N/A
Arable land	21,497 sq mi	45/191
Arable land share	27.4%	35/191
Permanent cropland	330 sq mi	105/192
Permanent cropland share	0.42%	139/192
Water area	1,781 sq mi	66/197
Water as share of total area	2.22%	70/197
Land borders length	2,236 mi	57/197
Coastline length	0 mi	158/197

Belarus' size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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