Cropland — Share in Land area in Russia
Russia: Cropland — Share in Land area was 7.55 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Russia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Russia is 7.55 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Russia peaked at 8.16 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7.53 %, in 2006.
Russia 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 Russia, year by year
| 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% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 7.55 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.11 %, 68% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Russia's 7.55 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.45 %, 37% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Russia
More environment data for Russia
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8386 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Russia?
- Cropland — share in land area in Russia 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.16 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.53 % in 2006.
- How does Russia rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Russia ranks 177th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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
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.