Area of agricultural land subject to wind and water erosion
thousand hectares
From 2019 to 2022, Rosstat monitors soil conditions, identifying areas subject to wind erosion and waterlogging. The rows present the total area of agricultural land, the volume of surveyed land, and the specific area affected by wind erosion. All data are provided in thousands of hectares and reflect the annual dynamics of land conditions nationwide
Chart of the area of agricultural land subject to wind and water erosion, from 2019 to 2022, thousands of hectares
- total area of agricultural lands
- wind erosion: — Total surveyed area
- wind erosion: — Area exposed to wind erosion
- water erosion: — Total surveyed area
- water erosion: — Area exposed to water erosion
- over‑moistening: — Total surveyed area
- over‑moistening: — Area exposed to over‑moistening
Set in numbers
The table holds 7 series in thousand hectares, running from 2019 to 2022, 4 reporting periods. 28 values in total.
“total area of agricultural lands” barely moved over the period — 197,780 in 2019, 197,669 in 2022. The highest value in the series is 197,819 in 2020.
All table numbers are series: 7
| Series | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Общая площадь сельскохозяйственных угодий | 197 780,00 | 197 819,00 | 197 745,00 | 197 669,00 |
| ветровой эрозии: — Общая обследованная площадь | 12 773,00 | 12 913,00 | 11 461,00 | 9 357,00 |
| ветровой эрозии: — Площадь, подверженная ветровой эрозии | 1 644,00 | 1 137,00 | 1 404,00 | 1 192,00 |
| водной эрозии: — Общая обследованная площадь | 12 773,00 | 12 913,00 | 11 461,00 | 9 357,00 |
| водной эрозии: — Площадь подверженная водной эрозии | 2 468,00 | 1 996,00 | 1 823,00 | 1 421,00 |
| переувлажнению: — Общая обследованная площадь | 12 773,00 | 12 913,00 | 11 461,00 | 9 357,00 |
| переувлажнению: — Площадь подверженная переувлажнению | 817,00 | 831,00 | 561,00 | 447,00 |
How to read this table
Comparing rows allows for an assessment of the scale of the problem: some values represent the total area of all lands, others represent only the surveyed plots, and others represent the territories actually affected by wind. This helps to understand what proportion of surveyed land requires protection from soil degradation. Data for four years show how the state of the agricultural land fund is changing
What is visible in these numbers
The largest value belongs to “total area of agricultural lands” — 197,669 thousand hectares; the smallest is “over‑moistening: — Area exposed to over‑moistening” at 447 thousand hectares. The gap between them is 442-fold.
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Period and application
Annual statistics for 2019–2022 provide detailed information on land conditions, which is necessary for analyzing the environmental sustainability of the agricultural sector. The indicators, presented in thousands of hectares, help agronomists, ecologists, and natural resource management specialists track the dynamics of erosion processes and respond timely to changes affecting the productivity of the country's agricultural land
1) По данным Минсельхоза России.
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