Forestland — Area in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Forestland — Area was 832,630 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forestland — Area in Russian Federation, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area in Russian Federation is 832,630 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Russian Federation peaked at 832,630 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 811,802 1000 ha, in 1992.
Russian Federation ranks 2nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 812,084 1000 ha | 811,802 1000 ha | 812,365 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 816,521 1000 ha | 812,445 1000 ha | 820,596 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 823,740 1000 ha | 821,502 1000 ha | 827,387 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 830,531 1000 ha | 828,432 1000 ha | 832,630 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 1 OECD 1.12 million 1000 ha compare
- 3 Brazil 486,087 1000 ha compare
- 4 Canada 368,819 1000 ha compare
- 5 China (People’s Republic of) 227,153 1000 ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 227,153 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Russian Federation
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 84,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,247 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 66,658 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 68.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 18,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,121 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,643 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 60.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 94.39 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Russian Federation?
- Forestland — area in Russian Federation was 832,630 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 832,630 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 811,802 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Russian Federation rank for forestland — area?
- Russian Federation ranks 2nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).