Russia vs Southern Europe: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Russia
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.85 ha/cap against 0.24 ha/cap in Southern Europe, a difference of 0.61 ha/cap.
That makes Russia's figure about 3.5 times Southern Europe's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 8th and Southern Europe ranks 11th of 250 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8762 ha/cap | 0.3087 ha/cap | 0.5675 ha/cap | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.857 ha/cap | 0.274 ha/cap | 0.583 ha/cap | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.85 ha/cap | 0.248 ha/cap | 0.602 ha/cap | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.848 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.608 ha/cap | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Russia or Southern Europe?
- Russia, at 0.85 ha/cap against 0.24 ha/cap in Southern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Russia and Southern Europe?
- 0.61 ha/cap, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Southern Europe?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Russia and Southern Europe rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Russia ranks 8th and Southern Europe ranks 11th of 250 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.