Australia vs Russia: Cropland per person over the long-term
Australia
1.13 hectares per person
in 2025
Russia
0.8767 hectares per person
in 2025
Australia rank
2nd
Russia rank
5th
Cropland per person over the long-term over time
- Australia
- Russia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.13 hectares per person against 0.8767 hectares per person in Russia, a difference of 0.2533 hectares per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Russia ahead.
Australia ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 10 and Russia in 30.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1100s | 0 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1200s | 0 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1300s | 0 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1400s | 0 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1500s | 0 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1600s | 0 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1700s | 0 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1710s | 0 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1720s | 0 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1730s | 0 hectares per person | 1.54 hectares per person | 1.54 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1740s | 0 hectares per person | 1.55 hectares per person | 1.55 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1750s | 0 hectares per person | 1.54 hectares per person | 1.54 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1760s | 0 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1770s | 0 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1780s | 0 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1790s | 0.0282 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 1.47 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1800s | 0.057 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1810s | 0.0867 hectares per person | 1.48 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1820s | 0.1183 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1830s | 0.1591 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1840s | 0.2132 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1850s | 0.3123 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 1.09 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1860s | 0.3776 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1870s | 0.4804 hectares per person | 1.37 hectares per person | 0.8916 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1880s | 0.786 hectares per person | 1.36 hectares per person | 0.5714 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1890s | 0.68 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | 0.6654 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1900s | 0.9102 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | 0.4262 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1910s | 0.9784 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | 0.3482 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1920s | 0.8757 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | 0.455 hectares per person | Russia |
| 1930s | 1.67 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | 0.3423 hectares per person | Australia |
| 1940s | 1.47 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | 0.1793 hectares per person | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.31 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | 0.1496 hectares per person | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.5 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | 0.3957 hectares per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.15 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | 0.1329 hectares per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.21 hectares per person | 0.9482 hectares per person | 0.2667 hectares per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.02 hectares per person | 0.8807 hectares per person | 0.1399 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.19 hectares per person | 0.8568 hectares per person | 0.334 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.26 hectares per person | 0.8706 hectares per person | 0.3914 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.16 hectares per person | 0.8731 hectares per person | 0.2866 hectares per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Australia or Russia?
- Australia, at 1.13 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 Australia and Russia?
- 0.2533 hectares per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Russia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Russia rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Australia ranks 2nd 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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About this data
Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.