Land use in Russia
Russia: Land use was 123.65 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Russia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use in Russia is 123.65 million hectares, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Russia peaked at 133.71 million hectares in 1992 and was at its lowest, 123.37 million hectares, in 2007.
Russia ranks 4th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 129.62 million hectares | 126.82 million hectares | 133.71 million hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 124.28 million hectares | 123.37 million hectares | 126.24 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 123.44 million hectares | 123.44 million hectares | 123.44 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 123.49 million hectares | 123.44 million hectares | 123.65 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
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 in Russia?
- Land use in Russia was 123.65 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 133.71 million hectares in 1992.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 123.37 million hectares in 2007.
- How does Russia rank for land use?
- Russia ranks 4th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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