Australia vs Russia: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Australia
- Russia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 363,519 1000 ha against 215,712 1000 ha in Russia, a difference of 147,807 1000 ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.7 times Russia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 7th and Russia ranks 9th of 255 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 462,959 1000 ha | 217,839 1000 ha | 245,119 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 418,401 1000 ha | 216,055 1000 ha | 202,346 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 368,970 1000 ha | 215,494 1000 ha | 153,476 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 361,970 1000 ha | 215,632 1000 ha | 146,339 1000 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Australia or Russia?
- Australia, at 363,519 1000 ha against 215,712 1000 ha in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Australia and Russia?
- 147,807 1000 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Russia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Russia rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Australia ranks 7th and Russia ranks 9th of 255 countries.
- 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
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.