Arable land use per person in Russia

Russia: Arable land use per person was 0.8458 hectares per person in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.8458 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
6th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.8887 hectares per person
in 1992
All-time low
0.8363 hectares per person
in 2019
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Arable land use per person in Russia, 1992–2023

00.20.40.60.81992200720231992: 0.889 hectares per person1993: 0.873 hectares per person1994: 0.865 hectares per person1995: 0.859 hectares per person1996: 0.851 hectares per person1997: 0.862 hectares per person1998: 0.854 hectares per person1999: 0.849 hectares per person2000: 0.848 hectares per person2001: 0.848 hectares per person2002: 0.85 hectares per person2003: 0.847 hectares per person2004: 0.848 hectares per person2005: 0.849 hectares per person2006: 0.85 hectares per person2007: 0.851 hectares per person2008: 0.852 hectares per person2009: 0.852 hectares per person2010: 0.852 hectares per person2011: 0.851 hectares per person2012: 0.848 hectares per person2013: 0.846 hectares per person2014: 0.843 hectares per person2015: 0.841 hectares per person2016: 0.839 hectares per person2017: 0.837 hectares per person2018: 0.837 hectares per person2019: 0.836 hectares per person2020: 0.838 hectares per person2021: 0.84 hectares per person2022: 0.843 hectares per person2023: 0.846 hectares per person

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Russia is 0.8458 hectares per person, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Russia peaked at 0.8887 hectares per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.8363 hectares per person, in 2019.

Russia ranks 6th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8627 hectares per person 0.8489 hectares per person 0.8887 hectares per person 8
2000s 0.8496 hectares per person 0.8473 hectares per person 0.8522 hectares per person 10
2010s 0.843 hectares per person 0.8363 hectares per person 0.8516 hectares per person 10
2020s 0.8418 hectares per person 0.8375 hectares per person 0.8458 hectares per person 4

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 3 Canada 0.9526 hectares per person compare
  2. 4 Argentina 0.8869 hectares per person compare
  3. 5 Ukraine 0.8726 hectares per person compare
  4. 7 Lithuania 0.802 hectares per person compare
  5. 8 Moldova 0.7613 hectares per person compare
  6. 9 Latvia 0.722 hectares per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land use per person in Russia?
Arable land use per person in Russia was 0.8458 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8887 hectares per person in 1992.
What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8363 hectares per person in 2019.
How does Russia rank for arable land use per person?
Russia ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Russia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.