India vs Russia: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- India
- Russia
How they compare
India currently reports 153,810 1000 ha against 121,649 1000 ha in Russia, a difference of 32,161 1000 ha.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Russia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 5th of 248 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Russia | 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 Russia?
- India, at 153,810 1000 ha against 121,649 1000 ha in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between India and Russia?
- 32,161 1000 ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do India and Russia rank globally for arable land — area?
- India ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 5th of 248 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
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.