Cropland — Share in Land area in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Cropland — Share in Land area was 7.55 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
7.55 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
177th
of 252 countries
All-time high
8.16 %
in 1992
All-time low
7.53 %
in 2006
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Russian Federation, 1992–2024

024681992200820241992: 8.2 %1993: 8 %1994: 8 %1995: 7.9 %1996: 7.8 %1997: 7.9 %1998: 7.8 %1999: 7.7 %2000: 7.7 %2001: 7.7 %2002: 7.7 %2003: 7.6 %2004: 7.6 %2005: 7.5 %2006: 7.5 %2007: 7.5 %2008: 7.5 %2009: 7.5 %2010: 7.5 %2011: 7.5 %2012: 7.5 %2013: 7.5 %2014: 7.5 %2015: 7.5 %2016: 7.5 %2017: 7.5 %2018: 7.5 %2019: 7.5 %2020: 7.5 %2021: 7.5 %2022: 7.5 %2023: 7.5 %2024: 7.5 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Russian Federation is 7.55 %, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Russian Federation peaked at 8.16 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7.53 %, in 2006.

Russian Federation ranks 177th of 252 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Cropland — Share in Land area in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Cropland — Share in Land area in Russian Federation, 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 8.16 % —
1993 8.01 % -1.8%
1994 7.96 % -0.6%
1995 7.9 % -0.8%
1996 7.81 % -1.1%
1997 7.9 % +1.2%
1998 7.81 % -1.1%
1999 7.74 % -0.9%
2000 7.71 % -0.4%
2001 7.67 % -0.5%
2002 7.65 % -0.3%
2003 7.59 % -0.8%
2004 7.57 % -0.3%
2005 7.54 % -0.4%
2006 7.53 % -0.1%
2007 7.53 % +0.0%
2008 7.54 % +0.1%
2009 7.54 % +0.0%
2010 7.54 % +0.0%
2011 7.54 % +0.0%
2012 7.54 % +0.0%
2013 7.54 % +0.0%
2014 7.54 % +0.0%
2015 7.54 % +0.0%
2016 7.54 % +0.0%
2017 7.54 % +0.0%
2018 7.54 % +0.0%
2019 7.54 % +0.0%
2020 7.54 % +0.0%
2021 7.55 % +0.1%
2022 7.55 % +0.0%
2023 7.55 % +0.0%
2024 7.55 % +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.91 % 7.74 % 8.16 % 8
2000s 7.59 % 7.53 % 7.71 % 10
2010s 7.54 % 7.54 % 7.54 % 10
2020s 7.55 % 7.54 % 7.55 % 5

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 174 Brazil 7.62 % compare
  2. 175 Tajikistan 7.57 % compare
  3. 176 Fiji 7.56 % compare
  4. 177 Russia 7.55 % compare
  5. 179 Liberia 7.4 % compare
  6. 180 Finland 7.39 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Russian Federation?
Cropland — share in land area in Russian Federation was 7.55 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 8.16 % in 1992.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 7.53 % in 2006.
How does Russian Federation rank for cropland — share in land area?
Russian Federation ranks 177th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
285 places, 16,764 data points, 1961–2024
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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.