Breakdown of habitable land area in Russia
Russia: Breakdown of habitable land area was 49.83 million hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Breakdown of habitable land area in Russia, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for breakdown of habitable land area in Russia is 49.83 million hectares, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over five years.
That places Russia 2nd out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Russia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 48.79 million hectares | — |
| 2016 | 49.23 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 49.66 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 49.72 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 49.83 million hectares | +0.2% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 49.83 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,280 hectares, 2341.8× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Russia's 49.83 million hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 110,340 hectares, 451.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Russia
- 1 Canada 86.61 million hectares compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 16.72 million hectares compare
- 4 United States 14.09 million hectares compare
- 5 China 11.36 million hectares compare
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Russia?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Russia was 49.83 million hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.83 million hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.79 million hectares in 2015.
- How does Russia rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Russia ranks 2nd out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.