Russia vs South America: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Russia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 498,002 1000 ha against 215,712 1000 ha in Russia, a difference of 282,290 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 2.3 times Russia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 9th and South America ranks 12th of 255 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 217,839 1000 ha | 539,081 1000 ha | 321,242 1000 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 216,055 1000 ha | 539,816 1000 ha | 323,761 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 215,494 1000 ha | 538,805 1000 ha | 323,311 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 215,632 1000 ha | 499,071 1000 ha | 283,439 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Russia or South America?
- South America, at 498,002 1000 ha against 215,712 1000 ha in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Russia and South America?
- 282,290 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and South America?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Russia and South America rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Russia ranks 9th and South America ranks 12th 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.