Russian Federation vs United States of America: Global cropland

Russian Federation
106.66 million
in 2010
United States of America
170.28 million
in 2010
Russian Federation rank
4th
United States of America rank
1st

Global cropland over time

  • Russian Federation
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 170.28 million against 106.66 million in Russian Federation, a difference of 63.62 million.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.6 times Russian Federation's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 178 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 9 and United States of America in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation United States of America Difference Ahead
1780s 32.28 million 2.20 million 30.07 million Russian Federation
1790s 33.58 million 2.96 million 30.62 million Russian Federation
1800s 34.82 million 4.81 million 30.01 million Russian Federation
1810s 35.98 million 7.22 million 28.76 million Russian Federation
1820s 37.53 million 10.56 million 26.97 million Russian Federation
1830s 39.23 million 15.82 million 23.41 million Russian Federation
1840s 45.34 million 23.76 million 21.58 million Russian Federation
1850s 48.02 million 36.39 million 11.64 million Russian Federation
1860s 53.93 million 53.23 million 698,500 Russian Federation
1870s 57.19 million 61.39 million 4.21 million United States of America
1880s 64.31 million 93.96 million 29.65 million United States of America
1890s 72.19 million 118.24 million 46.06 million United States of America
1900s 79.24 million 136.34 million 57.11 million United States of America
1910s 95.79 million 158.64 million 62.85 million United States of America
1920s 86.45 million 167.52 million 81.07 million United States of America
1930s 93.99 million 176.12 million 82.14 million United States of America
1940s 113.39 million 170.49 million 57.10 million United States of America
1950s 102.31 million 181.28 million 78.98 million United States of America
1960s 117.35 million 171.30 million 53.95 million United States of America
1970s 114.06 million 178.63 million 64.57 million United States of America
1980s 113.02 million 178.40 million 65.39 million United States of America
1990s 111.23 million 174.76 million 63.52 million United States of America
2000s 108.93 million 172.20 million 63.27 million United States of America
2010s 106.66 million 170.28 million 63.62 million United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global cropland, Russian Federation or United States of America?
United States of America, at 170.28 million against 106.66 million in Russian Federation as of 2010.
What is the difference in global cropland between Russian Federation and United States of America?
63.62 million, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Russian Federation and United States of America rank globally for global cropland?
Russian Federation ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Global cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Global cropland
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed