Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Russia

Arable land in Russia in 2023 — 121,649,000 ha. Ranked 3 in the world out of 206. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 7.8%.

2023 122M ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 3of 206
Period maximum 132M ha1992
Period minimum 122M ha2006

Trend over time

1992–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Russia, 1992–2023120M125M130M135M1992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 132,008,000 ha1993: 129,538,000 ha1994: 128,422,000 ha1995: 127,500,000 ha1996: 126,024,000 ha1997: 127,466,000 ha1998: 126,132,000 ha1999: 124,975,000 ha2000: 124,374,000 ha2001: 123,860,000 ha2002: 123,465,000 ha2003: 122,559,000 ha2004: 122,146,000 ha2005: 121,781,000 ha2006: 121,574,000 ha2007: 121,574,000 ha2008: 121,649,000 ha2009: 121,649,000 ha2010: 121,649,000 ha2011: 121,649,000 ha2012: 121,649,000 ha2013: 121,649,000 ha2014: 121,649,000 ha2015: 121,649,000 ha2016: 121,649,000 ha2017: 121,649,000 ha2018: 121,649,000 ha2019: 121,649,000 ha2020: 121,649,000 ha2021: 121,649,000 ha2022: 121,649,000 ha2023: 121,649,000 ha
Change over the period: −10.36M (−7.85%) Average annual rate: -0.26 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Russia 122M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Europe & Central Asia computed 331M ha
Eastern Europe computed 193M ha
High-income countries computed 458M ha
Arable land — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 122M +0 +0%
2022 122M +0 +0%
2021 122M +0 +0%
2020 122M +0 +0%
2019 122M +0 +0%
2018 122M +0 +0%
2017 122M +0 +0%
2016 122M +0 +0%
2015 122M +0 +0%
2014 122M +0 +0%
2013 122M +0 +0%
2012 122M +0 +0%
2011 122M +0 +0%
2010 122M +0 +0%
2009 122M +0 +0%
2008 122M +75,000 +0.06%
2007 122M +0 +0%
2006 122M −207,000 −0.17%
2005 122M −365,000 −0.3%
2004 122M −413,000 −0.34%
2003 123M −906,000 −0.73%
2002 123M −395,000 −0.32%
2001 124M −514,000 −0.41%
2000 124M −601,000 −0.48%
1999 125M −1.16M −0.92%
1998 126M −1.33M −1.05%
1997 127M +1.44M +1.14%
1996 126M −1.48M −1.16%
1995 128M −922,000 −0.72%
1994 128M −1.12M −0.86%
1993 130M −2.47M −1.87%
1992 132M

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.