Agricultural land use per person in Russia
Russia: Agricultural land use per person was 1.53 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.53 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
27th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2.1 hectares per person
in 1730
All-time low
1.43 hectares per person
in 1995
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Russia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use per person in Russia is 1.53 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Russia peaked at 2.1 hectares per person in 1730 and was at its lowest, 1.43 hectares per person, in 1995.
Russia ranks 27th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural land use per person in Russia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1.92 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 1.92 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1200 | 1.94 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1300 | 1.94 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1400 | 1.94 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1500 | 1.94 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1600 | 1.94 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1700 | 1.94 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1710 | 2.02 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 1720 | 2.08 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1730 | 2.1 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1740 | 2.1 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1750 | 2.09 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1760 | 2.08 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1770 | 2.08 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1780 | 2.07 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1790 | 2.07 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1800 | 2.06 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1810 | 2.06 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1820 | 2.04 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1830 | 2.02 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1840 | 1.99 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1850 | 1.97 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1860 | 1.95 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1870 | 1.94 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 1.93 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1890 | 1.92 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1900 | 1.99 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 1910 | 1.96 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1920 | 1.98 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1930 | 1.96 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1940 | 1.86 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1950 | 1.74 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1951 | 1.75 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 1.76 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 1.76 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 1.77 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 1.78 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 1.78 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 1.79 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 1.8 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.81 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 1.85 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 1.83 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 1.83 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.81 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 1.78 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 1.76 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 1.74 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 1.73 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.72 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 1.71 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.7 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 1.7 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.69 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.68 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.67 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.66 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.65 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.64 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.62 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.61 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.6 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.6 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.59 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.58 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.57 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.56 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.55 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.54 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.53 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.51 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.5 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.5 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.47 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.45 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.44 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.43 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.44 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.45 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.45 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.45 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.46 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.46 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.46 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.46 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.46 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.47 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.47 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.47 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.48 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.48 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.49 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.49 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.49 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.49 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.49 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.51 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.52 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.52 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.52 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.52 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.52 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.53 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.53 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.53 hectares per person | +0.2% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 1.53 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2631 hectares per person, 5.8× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Russia's 1.53 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4447 hectares per person, 3.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.92 hectares per person | 1.92 hectares per person | 1.92 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.92 hectares per person | 1.92 hectares per person | 1.92 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.02 hectares per person | 2.02 hectares per person | 2.02 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.08 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.1 hectares per person | 2.1 hectares per person | 2.1 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.1 hectares per person | 2.1 hectares per person | 2.1 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.09 hectares per person | 2.09 hectares per person | 2.09 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.08 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.08 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.07 hectares per person | 2.07 hectares per person | 2.07 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.07 hectares per person | 2.07 hectares per person | 2.07 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.06 hectares per person | 2.06 hectares per person | 2.06 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.06 hectares per person | 2.06 hectares per person | 2.06 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.04 hectares per person | 2.04 hectares per person | 2.04 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.02 hectares per person | 2.02 hectares per person | 2.02 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.99 hectares per person | 1.99 hectares per person | 1.99 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.97 hectares per person | 1.97 hectares per person | 1.97 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.95 hectares per person | 1.95 hectares per person | 1.95 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.93 hectares per person | 1.93 hectares per person | 1.93 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.92 hectares per person | 1.92 hectares per person | 1.92 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.99 hectares per person | 1.99 hectares per person | 1.99 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.96 hectares per person | 1.96 hectares per person | 1.96 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.98 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.96 hectares per person | 1.96 hectares per person | 1.96 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.86 hectares per person | 1.86 hectares per person | 1.86 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.77 hectares per person | 1.74 hectares per person | 1.81 hectares per person | 10 |
| 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 | 1.43 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.47 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 1.48 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 1.53 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 1.73 hectares per person compare
- 25 South Africa 1.69 hectares per person compare
- 26 Djibouti 1.59 hectares per person compare
- 28 Canada 1.42 hectares per person compare
- 29 Madagascar 1.42 hectares per person compare
- 30 Guinea 1.4 hectares per person compare
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)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.5 hectares per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use per person in Russia?
- Agricultural land use per person in Russia was 1.53 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 hectares per person in 1730.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 hectares per person in 1995.
- How does Russia rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Russia ranks 27th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.