Cropland — Area per capita in Russia
Russia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.85 ha/cap in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cropland — Area per capita in Russia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Russia is 0.85 ha/cap, measured in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Russia peaked at 0.9 ha/cap in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.84 ha/cap, in 2017.
That places Russia 8th out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Cropland — Area per capita in Russia, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.9 ha/cap | — |
| 1993 | 0.89 ha/cap | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.88 ha/cap | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.87 ha/cap | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.86 ha/cap | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.88 ha/cap | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.87 ha/cap | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.86 ha/cap | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.86 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.86 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.86 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.85 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.85 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.85 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.86 ha/cap | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.86 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.86 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.86 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.86 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.86 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.86 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.85 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.85 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.85 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.85 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.84 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.84 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.84 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.84 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.85 ha/cap | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.85 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.85 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.85 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.85 ha/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1 ha/cap, 8.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.85 ha/cap is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.24 ha/cap, 3.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8762 ha/cap | 0.86 ha/cap | 0.9 ha/cap | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.857 ha/cap | 0.85 ha/cap | 0.86 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.85 ha/cap | 0.84 ha/cap | 0.86 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.848 ha/cap | 0.84 ha/cap | 0.85 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More environment data for Russia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.6414 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 5.62 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.2865 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Russia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Russia was 0.85 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 ha/cap in 1992.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.84 ha/cap in 2017.
- How does Russia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Russia ranks 8th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.