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

Latest (2023)
5.62 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
154th
of 209 countries
All-time high
5.62 percent
in 2004
All-time low
5.31 percent
in 1995
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Russia, 1992–2023

02461992200720231992: 5.4 percent1993: 5.3 percent1994: 5.3 percent1995: 5.3 percent1996: 5.4 percent1997: 5.4 percent1998: 5.5 percent1999: 5.5 percent2000: 5.5 percent2001: 5.6 percent2002: 5.6 percent2003: 5.6 percent2004: 5.6 percent2005: 5.6 percent2006: 5.6 percent2007: 5.6 percent2008: 5.6 percent2009: 5.6 percent2010: 5.6 percent2011: 5.6 percent2012: 5.6 percent2013: 5.6 percent2014: 5.6 percent2015: 5.6 percent2016: 5.6 percent2017: 5.6 percent2018: 5.6 percent2019: 5.6 percent2020: 5.6 percent2021: 5.6 percent2022: 5.6 percent2023: 5.6 percent

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

Annual values for Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Russia, 1992 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
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
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
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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).