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Agricultural land — CIS

Agricultural land in the CIS in 2023 — 4,866,921 km². Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 3.2%.

2023 4.87M km² −0.07% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 5.03M km²1961
Period minimum 4.85M km²2009

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — CIS, 1961–20234.85M4.9M4.95M5M5.05M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 5,029,622 km²1963: 5,029,622 km²1965: 5,029,622 km²1967: 5,029,622 km²1969: 5,029,622 km²1971: 5,029,622 km²1973: 5,029,622 km²1975: 5,029,622 km²1977: 5,029,622 km²1979: 5,029,622 km²1981: 5,029,622 km²1983: 5,029,622 km²1985: 5,029,622 km²1987: 5,029,622 km²1989: 5,029,622 km²1991: 5,029,622 km²1993: 5,004,006 km²1995: 4,939,766 km²1997: 4,943,235 km²1999: 4,923,437 km²2001: 4,917,612 km²2003: 4,892,920 km²2005: 4,876,976 km²2007: 4,864,066 km²2009: 4,853,356 km²2011: 4,900,638 km²2013: 4,894,327 km²2015: 4,889,545 km²2017: 4,888,876 km²2019: 4,863,613 km²2021: 4,867,716 km²2023: 4,866,921 km²
Change over the period: −162,701 (−3.23%) Average annual rate: -0.05 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: CIS

CIS 4.87M km²
World 47.92M km²
Agricultural land — CIS, by year CIS All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 4.87M −3,225 −0.07%
2022 4.87M +2,430 +0.05%
2021 4.87M +72 +0%
2020 4.87M +4,031 +0.08%
2019 4.86M −20,814 −0.43%
2018 4.88M −4,449 −0.09%
2017 4.89M −336 −0.01%
2016 4.89M −333 −0.01%
2015 4.89M −5,469 −0.11%
2014 4.9M +687 +0.01%
2013 4.89M −2,770 −0.06%
2012 4.9M −3,541 −0.07%
2011 4.9M −4,749 −0.1%
2010 4.91M +52,031 +1.07%
2009 4.85M −3,275 −0.07%
2008 4.86M −7,435 −0.15%
2007 4.86M −6,994 −0.14%
2006 4.87M −5,916 −0.12%
2005 4.88M −7,958 −0.16%
2004 4.88M −7,986 −0.16%
2003 4.89M −9,158 −0.19%
2002 4.9M −15,534 −0.32%
2001 4.92M −12,685 −0.26%
2000 4.93M +6,860 +0.14%
1999 4.92M −7,172 −0.15%
1998 4.93M −12,626 −0.26%
1997 4.94M +21,517 +0.44%
1996 4.92M −18,048 −0.37%
1995 4.94M −54,134 −1.08%
1994 4.99M −10,106 −0.2%
1993 5M −25,616 −0.51%
1992 5.03M +0 +0%
1991 5.03M +0 +0%
1990 5.03M +0 +0%
1989 5.03M +0 +0%
1988 5.03M +0 +0%
1987 5.03M +0 +0%
1986 5.03M +0 +0%
1985 5.03M +0 +0%
1984 5.03M +0 +0%
1983 5.03M +0 +0%
1982 5.03M +0 +0%
1981 5.03M +0 +0%
1980 5.03M +0 +0%
1979 5.03M +0 +0%
1978 5.03M +0 +0%
1977 5.03M +0 +0%
1976 5.03M +0 +0%
1975 5.03M +0 +0%
1974 5.03M +0 +0%
1973 5.03M +0 +0%
1972 5.03M +0 +0%
1971 5.03M +0 +0%
1970 5.03M +0 +0%
1969 5.03M +0 +0%
1968 5.03M +0 +0%
1967 5.03M +0 +0%
1966 5.03M +0 +0%
1965 5.03M +0 +0%
1964 5.03M +0 +0%
1963 5.03M +0 +0%
1962 5.03M +0 +0%
1961 5.03M — —

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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