Americas vs Russia: Cropland — Area per capita

Americas
0.36 ha/cap
in 2024
Russia
0.85 ha/cap
in 2024
Americas rank
7th
Russia rank
8th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Americas
  • Russia
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 0.85 ha/cap against 0.36 ha/cap in Americas, a difference of 0.49 ha/cap.

That makes Russia's figure about 2.4 times Americas's.

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

Americas ranks 7th and Russia ranks 8th of 30 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.47 ha/cap 0.8762 ha/cap 0.4062 ha/cap Russia
2000s 0.419 ha/cap 0.857 ha/cap 0.438 ha/cap Russia
2010s 0.379 ha/cap 0.85 ha/cap 0.471 ha/cap Russia
2020s 0.364 ha/cap 0.848 ha/cap 0.484 ha/cap Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Americas or Russia?
Russia, at 0.85 ha/cap against 0.36 ha/cap in Americas as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Americas and Russia?
0.49 ha/cap, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Russia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Americas and Russia rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Americas ranks 7th and Russia ranks 8th of 30 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
280 places, 16,444 data points, 1961–2024
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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.