Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Russia
Russia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 5.62 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Russia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Russia recorded 5.62 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Russia peaked at 5.62 percent in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.31 percent, in 1995.
Russia ranks 154th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Russia, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.36 percent | — |
| 1993 | 5.34 percent | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 5.33 percent | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 5.31 percent | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.38 percent | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 5.41 percent | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 5.45 percent | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 5.49 percent | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 5.55 percent | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 5.56 percent | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.58 percent | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 5.61 percent | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.62 percent | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.62 percent | +0.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 5.62 percent is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 percent, 58% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Russia's 5.62 percent is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 percent, 37% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.38 percent | 5.31 percent | 5.49 percent | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.6 percent | 5.55 percent | 5.62 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.62 percent | 5.62 percent | 5.62 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.62 percent | 5.62 percent | 5.62 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More reference data data for Russia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 31.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 129.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 26.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Russia?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Russia was 5.62 percent 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 share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.62 percent in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 percent in 1995.
- How does Russia rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Russia ranks 154th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).