Agricultural irrigated land in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Agricultural irrigated land was 2.0% in 2008. ▬ Flat
Agricultural irrigated land in Russian Federation, 2001–2008
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
In 2008, agricultural irrigated land in Russian Federation stood at 2.0%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Russian Federation ranks 56th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Agricultural irrigated land in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.1% | — |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -2.4% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 2.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 73% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 2.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 65% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 53 Switzerland 2.3%
- 54 Madagascar 2.2% compare
- 55 El Salvador 2.0% compare
- 57 Panama 1.8%
- 58 Sweden 1.7% compare
- 59 Croatia 1.6% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Russian Federation
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2475 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.3% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Russian Federation?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Russian Federation was 2.0% in 2008, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2008.
- How does Russian Federation rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Russian Federation ranks 56th out of 84 countries with data for 2008.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.