India vs Russia: Agricultural area over the long-term
India
177.19 million hectares
in 2025
Russia
215.49 million hectares
in 2025
India rank
7th
Russia rank
5th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- India
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 215.49 million hectares against 177.19 million hectares in India, a difference of 38.30 million hectares.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was India ahead.
India ranks 7th and Russia ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, India averaged higher in 25 and Russia in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 29.29 million hectares | 4.84 million hectares | 24.45 million hectares | India |
| 1100s | 29.99 million hectares | 7.27 million hectares | 22.72 million hectares | India |
| 1200s | 30.67 million hectares | 10.98 million hectares | 19.69 million hectares | India |
| 1300s | 31.34 million hectares | 11.36 million hectares | 19.98 million hectares | India |
| 1400s | 31.99 million hectares | 11.36 million hectares | 20.63 million hectares | India |
| 1500s | 32.63 million hectares | 14.63 million hectares | 17.99 million hectares | India |
| 1600s | 33.25 million hectares | 18.36 million hectares | 14.89 million hectares | India |
| 1700s | 40.26 million hectares | 20.81 million hectares | 19.46 million hectares | India |
| 1710s | 43.14 million hectares | 25.33 million hectares | 17.82 million hectares | India |
| 1720s | 46.24 million hectares | 29.85 million hectares | 16.39 million hectares | India |
| 1730s | 49.56 million hectares | 33.89 million hectares | 15.67 million hectares | India |
| 1740s | 53.12 million hectares | 37.58 million hectares | 15.54 million hectares | India |
| 1750s | 56.95 million hectares | 41.21 million hectares | 15.74 million hectares | India |
| 1760s | 61.06 million hectares | 44.84 million hectares | 16.23 million hectares | India |
| 1770s | 65.48 million hectares | 48.46 million hectares | 17.01 million hectares | India |
| 1780s | 70.22 million hectares | 52.09 million hectares | 18.13 million hectares | India |
| 1790s | 75.32 million hectares | 55.72 million hectares | 19.60 million hectares | India |
| 1800s | 80.80 million hectares | 59.35 million hectares | 21.45 million hectares | India |
| 1810s | 86.68 million hectares | 62.98 million hectares | 23.70 million hectares | India |
| 1820s | 92.93 million hectares | 66.50 million hectares | 26.44 million hectares | India |
| 1830s | 99.85 million hectares | 70.40 million hectares | 29.45 million hectares | India |
| 1840s | 107.02 million hectares | 82.11 million hectares | 24.91 million hectares | India |
| 1850s | 115.14 million hectares | 88.27 million hectares | 26.87 million hectares | India |
| 1860s | 116.95 million hectares | 100.41 million hectares | 16.55 million hectares | India |
| 1870s | 118.78 million hectares | 108.22 million hectares | 10.56 million hectares | India |
| 1880s | 120.51 million hectares | 123.68 million hectares | 3.17 million hectares | Russia |
| 1890s | 122.61 million hectares | 141.30 million hectares | 18.69 million hectares | Russia |
| 1900s | 124.41 million hectares | 165.13 million hectares | 40.72 million hectares | Russia |
| 1910s | 125.77 million hectares | 201.76 million hectares | 75.99 million hectares | Russia |
| 1920s | 127.53 million hectares | 187.82 million hectares | 60.28 million hectares | Russia |
| 1930s | 136.82 million hectares | 206.62 million hectares | 69.80 million hectares | Russia |
| 1940s | 146.33 million hectares | 246.12 million hectares | 99.79 million hectares | Russia |
| 1950s | 164.17 million hectares | 196.08 million hectares | 31.91 million hectares | Russia |
| 1960s | 176.03 million hectares | 222.38 million hectares | 46.35 million hectares | Russia |
| 1970s | 178.44 million hectares | 222.36 million hectares | 43.93 million hectares | Russia |
| 1980s | 180.24 million hectares | 223.38 million hectares | 43.13 million hectares | Russia |
| 1990s | 180.50 million hectares | 216.10 million hectares | 35.60 million hectares | Russia |
| 2000s | 179.65 million hectares | 212.72 million hectares | 33.07 million hectares | Russia |
| 2010s | 178.88 million hectares | 213.92 million hectares | 35.04 million hectares | Russia |
| 2020s | 177.59 million hectares | 215.49 million hectares | 37.91 million hectares | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, India or Russia?
- Russia, at 215.49 million hectares against 177.19 million hectares in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between India and Russia?
- 38.30 million hectares, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do India and Russia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- India ranks 7th 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 Agricultural area 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 agricultural area for each separate country over time.