Russian Federation vs Western Africa: Cropland — Area per capita

Russian Federation
0.85 ha/cap
in 2024
Western Africa
0.27 ha/cap
in 2024
Russian Federation rank
8th
Western Africa rank
10th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Russian Federation
  • Western Africa
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 0.85 ha/cap against 0.27 ha/cap in Western Africa, a difference of 0.58 ha/cap.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 3.1 times Western Africa's.

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

Russian Federation ranks 8th and Western Africa ranks 10th 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 Western Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8762 ha/cap 0.39 ha/cap 0.4862 ha/cap Russian Federation
2000s 0.857 ha/cap 0.351 ha/cap 0.506 ha/cap Russian Federation
2010s 0.85 ha/cap 0.303 ha/cap 0.547 ha/cap Russian Federation
2020s 0.848 ha/cap 0.276 ha/cap 0.572 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 Western Africa?
Russian Federation, at 0.85 ha/cap against 0.27 ha/cap in Western Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Russian Federation and Western Africa?
0.58 ha/cap, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Western Africa?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Russian Federation and Western Africa rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Russian Federation ranks 8th and Western Africa ranks 10th 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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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
266 places, 15,610 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.