Russian Federation vs United States of America: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Russian Federation
- United States of America
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 0.85 ha/cap against 0.45 ha/cap in United States of America, a difference of 0.4 ha/cap.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.9 times United States of America's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.
Russian Federation ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 5th of 216 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8762 ha/cap | 0.6775 ha/cap | 0.1987 ha/cap | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 0.857 ha/cap | 0.578 ha/cap | 0.279 ha/cap | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 0.85 ha/cap | 0.492 ha/cap | 0.358 ha/cap | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 0.848 ha/cap | 0.454 ha/cap | 0.394 ha/cap | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Russian Federation or United States of America?
- Russian Federation, at 0.85 ha/cap against 0.45 ha/cap in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Russian Federation and United States of America?
- 0.4 ha/cap, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Russian Federation and United States of America rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Russian Federation ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 5th of 216 countries.
- 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.