India vs Russian Federation: Arable land — Area

India
153,810 1000 ha
in 2024
Russian Federation
121,649 1000 ha
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Russian Federation rank
4th

Arable land — Area over time

  • India
  • Russian Federation
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922024

How they compare

India currently reports 153,810 1000 ha against 121,649 1000 ha in Russian Federation, a difference of 32,161 1000 ha.

That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Russian Federation's.

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

India ranks 3rd and Russian Federation ranks 4th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 162,062 1000 ha 127,758 1000 ha 34,303 1000 ha India
2000s 159,506 1000 ha 122,463 1000 ha 37,043 1000 ha India
2010s 156,586 1000 ha 121,649 1000 ha 34,936 1000 ha India
2020s 154,265 1000 ha 121,649 1000 ha 32,616 1000 ha India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, India or Russian Federation?
India, at 153,810 1000 ha against 121,649 1000 ha in Russian Federation as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between India and Russian Federation?
32,161 1000 ha, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russian Federation?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do India and Russian Federation rank globally for arable land — area?
India ranks 3rd and Russian Federation ranks 4th of 231 countries.
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

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.