Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Russia

Russia: Cropland area under protective cover — Area was 4.06 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.06 1000 ha
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
16th
of 52 countries
All-time high
4.06 1000 ha
in 2024
All-time low
3.7 1000 ha
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024

Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Russia, 2020–2024

012342020202220242020: 3.7 1000 ha2021: 3.8 1000 ha2022: 3.8 1000 ha2023: 3.9 1000 ha2024: 4.1 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland area under protective cover — area in Russia is 4.06 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 9.6% over five years.

That places Russia 16th out of 52 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Russia, year by year

Annual values for Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Russia, 2020 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2020 3.7 1000 ha
2021 3.8 1000 ha +2.7%
2022 3.8 1000 ha +0.0%
2023 3.9 1000 ha +2.6%
2024 4.06 1000 ha +4.0%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 4.06 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6658 1000 ha, 6.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 4.06 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8307 1000 ha, 4.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 13 France 5.38 1000 ha compare
  2. 14 Jordan 4.3 1000 ha compare
  3. 15 Romania 4.2 1000 ha compare
  4. 16 Russian Federation 4.06 1000 ha compare
  5. 18 Ukraine 4 1000 ha compare
  6. 19 Canada 3.33 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

More environment data for Russia

All data for Russia →

Frequently asked questions

What is cropland area under protective cover — area in Russia?
Cropland area under protective cover — area in Russia was 4.06 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 4.06 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.7 1000 ha in 2020.
How does Russia rank for cropland area under protective cover — area?
Russia ranks 16th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
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 under protective cover — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Russia. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/cropland-area-under-protective-cover-area/russian-federation/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/cropland-area-under-protective-cover-area/russian-federation/">Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Russia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Cropland area under protective cover — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
53 places, 707 data points, 2007–2024
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.