Americas vs Russian Federation: Agricultural land — Area

Americas
1.10 million 1000 ha
in 2024
Russian Federation
215,712 1000 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
5th
Russian Federation rank
8th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Americas
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Americas currently reports 1.10 million 1000 ha against 215,712 1000 ha in Russian Federation, a difference of 888,698 1000 ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 5.1 times Russian Federation's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 5th and Russian Federation ranks 8th of 36 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 1.16 million 1000 ha 217,839 1000 ha 937,753 1000 ha Americas
2000s 1.15 million 1000 ha 216,055 1000 ha 934,592 1000 ha Americas
2010s 1.15 million 1000 ha 215,494 1000 ha 934,093 1000 ha Americas
2020s 1.11 million 1000 ha 215,632 1000 ha 891,528 1000 ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Americas or Russian Federation?
Americas, at 1.10 million 1000 ha against 215,712 1000 ha in Russian Federation as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Americas and Russian Federation?
888,698 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Russian Federation?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Americas and Russian Federation rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Americas ranks 5th and Russian Federation ranks 8th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.