Australia vs Russia: Has the world passed peak agricultural land?
Has the world passed peak agricultural land? over time
- Australia
- Russia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 356.16 million against 176.39 million in Russia, a difference of 179.77 million.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.0 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Russia ahead.
Australia ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 6th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 12 and Russia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 39.90 million | 39.90 million | Russia |
| 1790s | 0 | 41.95 million | 41.95 million | Russia |
| 1800s | 0 | 43.92 million | 43.92 million | Russia |
| 1810s | 0 | 45.83 million | 45.83 million | Russia |
| 1820s | 4,359 | 48.28 million | 48.28 million | Russia |
| 1830s | 339,440 | 50.98 million | 50.64 million | Russia |
| 1840s | 2.06 million | 59.62 million | 57.56 million | Russia |
| 1850s | 22.34 million | 63.88 million | 41.54 million | Russia |
| 1860s | 32.55 million | 72.53 million | 39.98 million | Russia |
| 1870s | 47.07 million | 77.77 million | 30.70 million | Russia |
| 1880s | 67.46 million | 88.59 million | 21.13 million | Russia |
| 1890s | 97.07 million | 100.75 million | 3.67 million | Russia |
| 1900s | 139.47 million | 112.06 million | 27.41 million | Australia |
| 1910s | 201.17 million | 137.25 million | 63.92 million | Australia |
| 1920s | 291.44 million | 125.74 million | 165.70 million | Australia |
| 1930s | 323.82 million | 138.49 million | 185.32 million | Australia |
| 1940s | 359.70 million | 169.12 million | 190.58 million | Australia |
| 1950s | 399.29 million | 154.42 million | 244.87 million | Australia |
| 1960s | 440.26 million | 179.40 million | 260.87 million | Australia |
| 1970s | 448.81 million | 178.08 million | 270.74 million | Australia |
| 1980s | 444.13 million | 177.55 million | 266.58 million | Australia |
| 1990s | 420.56 million | 175.56 million | 245.01 million | Australia |
| 2000s | 397.09 million | 178.96 million | 218.13 million | Australia |
| 2010s | 356.16 million | 176.39 million | 179.77 million | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the world passed peak agricultural land?, Australia or Russia?
- Australia, at 356.16 million against 176.39 million in Russia as of 2010.
- What is the difference in has the world passed peak agricultural land? between Australia and Russia?
- 179.77 million, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Russia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Australia and Russia rank globally for has the world passed peak agricultural land??
- Australia ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 6th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the world passed peak agricultural land?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and pasture used for grazing livestock. This is shown for three sources, which use different methods of estimation. While they disagree on how much land is used for agriculture, and the exact date that it peaked, they do all agree that we have passed the peak.