Land use over the long-term in Russia
Russia: Land use over the long-term was 92.05 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
92.05 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 202 countries
All-time high
92.05 million hectares
in 2019
All-time low
1.36 million hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Land use over the long-term in Russia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use over the long-term in Russia is 92.05 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Russia peaked at 92.05 million hectares in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.36 million hectares, in 1000.
That places Russia 9th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.36 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 2.04 million hectares | 2.04 million hectares | 2.04 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 3.06 million hectares | 3.06 million hectares | 3.06 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 3.16 million hectares | 3.16 million hectares | 3.16 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 3.16 million hectares | 3.16 million hectares | 3.16 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 4.08 million hectares | 4.08 million hectares | 4.08 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 5.10 million hectares | 5.10 million hectares | 5.10 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 5.78 million hectares | 5.78 million hectares | 5.78 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 7.03 million hectares | 7.03 million hectares | 7.03 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 8.29 million hectares | 8.29 million hectares | 8.29 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 9.06 million hectares | 9.06 million hectares | 9.06 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 9.73 million hectares | 9.73 million hectares | 9.73 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 10.86 million hectares | 10.86 million hectares | 10.86 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 11.99 million hectares | 11.99 million hectares | 11.99 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 13.12 million hectares | 13.12 million hectares | 13.12 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 14.25 million hectares | 14.25 million hectares | 14.25 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 15.38 million hectares | 15.38 million hectares | 15.38 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 16.51 million hectares | 16.51 million hectares | 16.51 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 17.65 million hectares | 17.65 million hectares | 17.65 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 18.74 million hectares | 18.74 million hectares | 18.74 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 19.96 million hectares | 19.96 million hectares | 19.96 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 23.61 million hectares | 23.61 million hectares | 23.61 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 25.53 million hectares | 25.53 million hectares | 25.53 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 29.32 million hectares | 29.32 million hectares | 29.32 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 31.75 million hectares | 31.75 million hectares | 31.75 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 36.58 million hectares | 36.58 million hectares | 36.58 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 42.08 million hectares | 42.08 million hectares | 42.08 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 54.43 million hectares | 54.43 million hectares | 54.43 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 64.98 million hectares | 64.98 million hectares | 64.98 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 61.76 million hectares | 61.76 million hectares | 61.76 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 66.64 million hectares | 66.64 million hectares | 66.64 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 75.55 million hectares | 75.55 million hectares | 75.55 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 67.73 million hectares | 60.26 million hectares | 76.37 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 83.84 million hectares | 81.13 million hectares | 84.52 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 86.25 million hectares | 84.52 million hectares | 86.45 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.78 million hectares | 86.45 million hectares | 87.92 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.59 million hectares | 83.84 million hectares | 87.92 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.44 million hectares | 87.60 million hectares | 88.79 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.85 million hectares | 89.47 million hectares | 92.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.05 million hectares | 92.05 million hectares | 92.05 million hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Russia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2,576 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 17.93 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 60 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 263.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.4996 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 416.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.6907 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 89.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use over the long-term in Russia?
- Land use over the long-term in Russia was 92.05 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.05 million hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 million hectares in 1000.
- How does Russia rank for land use over the long-term?
- Russia ranks 9th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.