Arable land — all countries

Arable land — CIS

Arable land in the CIS in 2023 — 167,450,585 ha. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 8.8%.

2023 167M ha −0.02% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 184M ha1992
Period minimum 166M ha2008

Trend over time

1992–2023 · hectares

Arable land — CIS, 1992–2023165M170M175M180M185M1992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 183,664,500 ha1993: 181,266,800 ha1994: 179,919,600 ha1995: 179,057,800 ha1996: 175,927,400 ha1997: 176,882,000 ha1998: 175,158,500 ha1999: 173,931,200 ha2000: 171,388,900 ha2001: 169,728,400 ha2002: 168,172,200 ha2003: 167,181,100 ha2004: 166,826,500 ha2005: 166,424,500 ha2006: 166,192,900 ha2007: 166,177,300 ha2008: 166,086,900 ha2009: 166,190,000 ha2010: 166,208,500 ha2011: 166,656,600 ha2012: 166,771,900 ha2013: 166,896,000 ha2014: 167,008,100 ha2015: 167,195,300 ha2016: 167,337,500 ha2017: 167,463,600 ha2018: 167,481,400 ha2019: 167,136,100 ha2020: 167,392,300 ha2021: 167,473,620 ha2022: 167,479,015 ha2023: 167,450,585 ha
Change over the period: −16.21M (−8.83%) Average annual rate: -0.3 %

Comparison, 2023

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

CIS 167M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Arable land — CIS, by year CIS All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 167M −28,430 −0.02%
2022 167M +5,395 +0%
2021 167M +81,320 +0.05%
2020 167M +256,200 +0.15%
2019 167M −345,300 −0.21%
2018 167M +17,800 +0.01%
2017 167M +126,100 +0.08%
2016 167M +142,200 +0.09%
2015 167M +187,200 +0.11%
2014 167M +112,100 +0.07%
2013 167M +124,100 +0.07%
2012 167M +115,300 +0.07%
2011 167M +448,100 +0.27%
2010 166M +18,500 +0.01%
2009 166M +103,100 +0.06%
2008 166M −90,400 −0.05%
2007 166M −15,600 −0.01%
2006 166M −231,600 −0.14%
2005 166M −402,000 −0.24%
2004 167M −354,600 −0.21%
2003 167M −991,100 −0.59%
2002 168M −1.56M −0.92%
2001 170M −1.66M −0.97%
2000 171M −2.54M −1.46%
1999 174M −1.23M −0.7%
1998 175M −1.72M −0.97%
1997 177M +954,600 +0.54%
1996 176M −3.13M −1.75%
1995 179M −861,800 −0.48%
1994 180M −1.35M −0.74%
1993 181M −2.4M −1.31%
1992 184M

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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