Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Russia
Russia: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 1.5 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Russia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Russia is 1.5 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Russia peaked at 1.85 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.44 hectares per person, in 1996.
Russia ranks 23rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Russia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.85 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.83 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 1.84 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.81 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 1.78 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 1.76 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 1.74 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 1.73 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.71 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 1.71 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.69 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 1.7 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.69 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 1.68 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.67 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.66 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.65 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.64 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.62 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 1.61 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.6 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.6 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.59 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.58 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.57 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.55 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.54 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.53 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.52 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.51 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.5 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.5 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.47 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.45 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.45 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.44 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.44 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.45 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.45 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.45 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.46 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.46 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.47 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.47 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.48 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.48 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.48 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.49 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.49 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.49 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.49 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.49 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.49 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.48 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.48 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.47 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.48 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.48 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.48 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.48 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.48 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.49 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.49 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.5 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.5 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.5 hectares per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.77 hectares per person | 1.71 hectares per person | 1.85 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.66 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | 1.7 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | 1.6 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 hectares per person | 1.44 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 hectares per person | 1.47 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 hectares per person | 1.48 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More agriculture & rural data for Russia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.8601 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 23.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 545.65 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6656 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Russia?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Russia was 1.5 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 hectares per person in 1996.
- How does Russia rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Russia ranks 23rd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.