Russian Federation vs Southern Asia: Wheat — Area harvested
Wheat — Area harvested over time
- Russian Federation
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 51.32 million ha against 26.95 million ha in Russian Federation, a difference of 24.37 million ha.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 1.9 times Russian Federation's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
Russian Federation ranks 3rd and Southern Asia ranks 3rd of 124 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.36 million ha | 43.26 million ha | 20.91 million ha | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 23.55 million ha | 44.92 million ha | 21.37 million ha | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 24.98 million ha | 48.31 million ha | 23.33 million ha | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 28.37 million ha | 49.47 million ha | 21.09 million ha | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — area harvested, Russian Federation or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 51.32 million ha against 26.95 million ha in Russian Federation as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat — area harvested between Russian Federation and Southern Asia?
- 24.37 million ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Southern Asia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Russian Federation and Southern Asia rank globally for wheat — area harvested?
- Russian Federation ranks 3rd and Southern Asia ranks 3rd of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wheat — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.