Russia vs Ukraine: Cropland — Area per capita

Russia
0.85 ha/cap
in 2024
Ukraine
0.89 ha/cap
in 2024
Russia rank
8th
Ukraine rank
7th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Russia
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 0.89 ha/cap against 0.85 ha/cap in Russia, a difference of 0.04 ha/cap.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 8th and Ukraine ranks 7th of 250 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Ukraine Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8762 ha/cap 0.665 ha/cap 0.2112 ha/cap Russia
2000s 0.857 ha/cap 0.699 ha/cap 0.158 ha/cap Russia
2010s 0.85 ha/cap 0.734 ha/cap 0.116 ha/cap Russia
2020s 0.848 ha/cap 0.826 ha/cap 0.022 ha/cap Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Russia or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 0.89 ha/cap against 0.85 ha/cap in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Russia and Ukraine?
0.04 ha/cap, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Ukraine?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Russia and Ukraine rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Russia ranks 8th and Ukraine ranks 7th 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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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
Last refreshed

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.