How have things changed? in Russia

Russia: How have things changed? was 5.36 million metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.36 million metric tons
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
6th
of 215 countries
All-time high
5.76 million metric tons
in 2023
All-time low
3.08 million metric tons
in 2004
Years of data
33
1992–2024

How have things changed? in Russia, 1992–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M1992200820241992: 5.7M metric tons1993: 4.6M metric tons1994: 3.9M metric tons1995: 4.4M metric tons1996: 4.8M metric tons1997: 4.8M metric tons1998: 4.6M metric tons1999: 4.3M metric tons2000: 4.2M metric tons2001: 3.8M metric tons2002: 3.4M metric tons2003: 3.4M metric tons2004: 3.1M metric tons2005: 3.4M metric tons2006: 3.4M metric tons2007: 3.6M metric tons2008: 3.5M metric tons2009: 4.0M metric tons2010: 4.2M metric tons2011: 4.4M metric tons2012: 4.5M metric tons2013: 4.5M metric tons2014: 4.4M metric tons2015: 4.6M metric tons2016: 5.0M metric tons2017: 5.1M metric tons2018: 5.3M metric tons2019: 5.2M metric tons2020: 5.4M metric tons2021: 5.5M metric tons2022: 5.3M metric tons2023: 5.8M metric tons2024: 5.4M metric tons

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.

Analysis

Russia recorded 5.36 million metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.

The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Russia peaked at 5.76 million metric tons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.08 million metric tons, in 2004.

Russia ranks 6th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.63 million metric tons 3.87 million metric tons 5.67 million metric tons 8
2000s 3.57 million metric tons 3.08 million metric tons 4.15 million metric tons 10
2010s 4.73 million metric tons 4.20 million metric tons 5.33 million metric tons 10
2020s 5.47 million metric tons 5.35 million metric tons 5.76 million metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 3 India 18.45 million metric tons compare
  2. 4 Vietnam 9.08 million metric tons compare
  3. 5 Peru 5.88 million metric tons compare
  4. 7 Bangladesh 5.02 million metric tons compare
  5. 8 United States 4.68 million metric tons compare
  6. 9 Norway 4.00 million metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is how have things changed? in Russia?
How have things changed? in Russia was 5.36 million metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 5.76 million metric tons in 2023.
What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.08 million metric tons in 2004.
How does Russia rank for how have things changed??
Russia ranks 6th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.