Cropland area in Russia
Russia: Cropland area was 123.65 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cropland area in Russia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Russia recorded 123.65 million hectares for cropland area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in Russia peaked at 133.71 million hectares in 1992 and was at its lowest, 123.37 million hectares, in 2007.
That places Russia 4th out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 129.62 million hectares | 126.82 million hectares | 133.71 million hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 124.28 million hectares | 123.37 million hectares | 126.24 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 123.44 million hectares | 123.44 million hectares | 123.44 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 123.49 million hectares | 123.44 million hectares | 123.65 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 1 India 168.32 million hectares compare
- 1 Ireland 441,000 hectares compare
- 2 Luxembourg 62,878 hectares compare
- 2 United States 154.73 million hectares compare
- 3 China 127.58 million hectares compare
- 3 Malta 8,291 hectares compare
- 4 Liechtenstein 1,730 hectares compare
- 5 Brazil 63.40 million hectares compare
- 6 Nigeria 44.23 million hectares compare
- 7 Indonesia 44.12 million hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Russia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 78.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.1% (2025)
- Rural population 35.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 24.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.3% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 43.17 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area in Russia?
- Cropland area in Russia was 123.65 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland area recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 133.71 million hectares in 1992.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 123.37 million hectares in 2007.
- How does Russia rank for cropland area?
- Russia ranks 4th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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