Europe vs Russia: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Europe
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.85 ha/cap against 0.38 ha/cap in Europe, a difference of 0.47 ha/cap.
That makes Russia's figure about 2.2 times Europe's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 6th 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 | Europe | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4275 ha/cap | 0.8762 ha/cap | 0.4487 ha/cap | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.404 ha/cap | 0.857 ha/cap | 0.453 ha/cap | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.85 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.848 ha/cap | 0.468 ha/cap | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Europe or Russia?
- Russia, at 0.85 ha/cap against 0.38 ha/cap in Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Europe and Russia?
- 0.47 ha/cap, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Russia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Europe and Russia rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Europe ranks 6th 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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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.