Europe vs USSR: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Europe
- USSR
How they compare
Europe currently reports 270,153 1000 ha against 224,400 1000 ha in USSR, a difference of 45,753 1000 ha.
That makes Europe's figure about 1.2 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 5th and USSR ranks 2nd of 36 groups.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 365,824 1000 ha | 231,522 1000 ha | 134,302 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1970s | 354,539 1000 ha | 227,330 1000 ha | 127,209 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1980s | 352,254 1000 ha | 226,799 1000 ha | 125,454 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1990s | 347,794 1000 ha | 224,400 1000 ha | 123,394 1000 ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Europe or USSR?
- Europe, at 270,153 1000 ha against 224,400 1000 ha in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Europe and USSR?
- 45,753 1000 ha, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Europe and USSR rank globally for arable land — area?
- Europe ranks 5th and USSR ranks 2nd of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable 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.