What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between OECD (FAO) and USSR?

153.69 million hectares, with OECD (FAO) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for OECD (FAO) and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

OECD (FAO) vs USSR: FAO projections of arable land

OECD (FAO)

382.61 million hectares

in 2023

USSR

228.92 million hectares

in 1991

OECD (FAO) rank

1st

USSR rank

1st

FAO projections of arable land over time

OECD (FAO)
USSR

How they compare

OECD (FAO) currently reports 382.61 million hectares against 228.92 million hectares in USSR, a difference of 153.69 million hectares.

That makes OECD (FAO)'s figure about 1.7 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, OECD (FAO) has been ahead every year.

OECD (FAO) ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 1 groups.

OECD (FAO) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	OECD (FAO)	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	415.13 million hectares	236.24 million hectares	178.89 million hectares	OECD (FAO)
1970s	417.57 million hectares	232.45 million hectares	185.12 million hectares	OECD (FAO)
1980s	421.80 million hectares	231.58 million hectares	190.22 million hectares	OECD (FAO)
1990s	419.23 million hectares	228.92 million hectares	190.31 million hectares	OECD (FAO)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, OECD (FAO) or USSR?: OECD (FAO), at 382.61 million hectares against 228.92 million hectares in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between OECD (FAO) and USSR?: 153.69 million hectares, with OECD (FAO) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD (FAO) and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do OECD (FAO) and USSR rank globally for fao projections of arable land?: OECD (FAO) ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 1 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: FAO projections of arable land
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.