Argentina vs Russia: Cropland per person over the long-term
Argentina
1.03 hectares per person
in 2025
Russia
0.8767 hectares per person
in 2025
Argentina rank
3rd
Russia rank
5th
Cropland per person over the long-term over time
- Argentina
- Russia
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1.03 hectares per person against 0.8767 hectares per person in Russia, a difference of 0.1533 hectares per person.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Russia ahead.
Argentina ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 21 and Russia in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.9846 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 0.3983 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1100s | 0.9946 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 0.3883 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1200s | 1.01 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 0.3837 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1300s | 1.04 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 0.3578 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1400s | 1.07 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 0.3248 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1500s | 1.11 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 0.2847 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1600s | 1.24 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 0.1683 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1700s | 1.37 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 0.031 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1710s | 1.52 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 0.063 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1720s | 1.69 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | 0.1888 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1730s | 1.88 hectares per person | 1.54 hectares per person | 0.3432 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1740s | 2.09 hectares per person | 1.55 hectares per person | 0.539 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1750s | 2.32 hectares per person | 1.54 hectares per person | 0.787 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1760s | 2.58 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1770s | 2.87 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | 1.36 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1780s | 3.19 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 1.68 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1790s | 3.54 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 2.05 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1800s | 3.94 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | 2.45 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1810s | 3.15 hectares per person | 1.48 hectares per person | 1.66 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1820s | 2.75 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 1.28 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1830s | 2.39 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | 0.9407 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1840s | 2.08 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | 0.6593 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1850s | 1.81 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 0.4053 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1860s | 1.57 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 0.1885 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1870s | 1.32 hectares per person | 1.37 hectares per person | 0.0488 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1880s | 1.02 hectares per person | 1.36 hectares per person | 0.3333 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1890s | 0.873 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | 0.4723 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1900s | 0.689 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | 0.6473 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1910s | 1.09 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | 0.2352 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1920s | 1.38 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | 0.0483 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1930s | 1.79 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | 0.4595 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1940s | 1.56 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | 0.2734 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1950s | 1.02 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | 0.1441 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1960s | 0.9814 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | 0.1243 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1970s | 0.9931 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | 0.0239 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1980s | 0.894 hectares per person | 0.9482 hectares per person | 0.0542 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.8088 hectares per person | 0.8807 hectares per person | 0.072 hectares per person | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.8494 hectares per person | 0.8568 hectares per person | 0.0074 hectares per person | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.9615 hectares per person | 0.8706 hectares per person | 0.091 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 2020s | 1.01 hectares per person | 0.8731 hectares per person | 0.1343 hectares per person | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Argentina or Russia?
- Argentina, at 1.03 hectares per person against 0.8767 hectares per person in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Argentina and Russia?
- 0.1533 hectares per person, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Russia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Russia rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Argentina ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 5th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.