Lithuania vs Russia: Arable land use per person

Lithuania
0.802 hectares per person
in 2023
Russia
0.8458 hectares per person
in 2023
Lithuania rank
7th
Russia rank
6th

Arable land use per person over time

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How they compare

Russia currently reports 0.8458 hectares per person against 0.802 hectares per person in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0438 hectares per person.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Lithuania ranks 7th and Russia ranks 6th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7873 hectares per person 0.8627 hectares per person 0.0754 hectares per person Russia
2000s 0.5641 hectares per person 0.8496 hectares per person 0.2854 hectares per person Russia
2010s 0.7506 hectares per person 0.843 hectares per person 0.0924 hectares per person Russia
2020s 0.8059 hectares per person 0.8418 hectares per person 0.0359 hectares per person Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Lithuania or Russia?
Russia, at 0.8458 hectares per person against 0.802 hectares per person in Lithuania as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Lithuania and Russia?
0.0438 hectares per person, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Russia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Lithuania and Russia rank globally for arable land use per person?
Lithuania ranks 7th and Russia ranks 6th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. 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 use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.