Other forest — Burned Area in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Other forest — Burned Area was 723,318 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
723,318 ha
Change on year
up 48.9%
World rank
3rd
of 219 countries
All-time high
2.49 million ha
in 1996
All-time low
485,774 ha
in 2023
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Other forest — Burned Area in Russian Federation, 1992–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1992200820241992: 1.1M ha1993: 1.1M ha1994: 1.1M ha1995: 1.1M ha1996: 2.5M ha1997: 904.5k ha1998: 1.8M ha1999: 1.2M ha2000: 1.3M ha2001: 528.5k ha2002: 1.0M ha2003: 1.5M ha2004: 1.2M ha2005: 619.5k ha2006: 1.1M ha2007: 537.6k ha2008: 1.8M ha2009: 802.8k ha2010: 1.2M ha2011: 1.3M ha2012: 2.1M ha2013: 575.7k ha2014: 2.0M ha2015: 661.0k ha2016: 1.4M ha2017: 748.1k ha2018: 1.2M ha2019: 1.1M ha2020: 557.8k ha2021: 574.0k ha2022: 574.0k ha2023: 485.8k ha2024: 723.3k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Russian Federation recorded 723,318 ha for other forest — burned area in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.9% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other forest — burned area in Russian Federation peaked at 2.49 million ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 485,774 ha, in 2023.

That places Russian Federation 3rd out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Other forest — Burned Area in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Other forest — Burned Area in Russian Federation, 1992 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1992 1.10 million ha
1993 1.10 million ha +0.0%
1994 1.10 million ha +0.0%
1995 1.10 million ha +0.0%
1996 2.49 million ha +125.6%
1997 904,466 ha -63.6%
1998 1.76 million ha +94.5%
1999 1.17 million ha -33.3%
2000 1.33 million ha +13.2%
2001 528,512 ha -60.2%
2002 1.03 million ha +94.8%
2003 1.49 million ha +45.0%
2004 1.22 million ha -18.1%
2005 619,480 ha -49.3%
2006 1.13 million ha +82.7%
2007 537,646 ha -52.5%
2008 1.80 million ha +235.6%
2009 802,766 ha -55.5%
2010 1.22 million ha +51.7%
2011 1.28 million ha +5.2%
2012 2.09 million ha +63.5%
2013 575,655 ha -72.5%
2014 1.95 million ha +238.9%
2015 660,970 ha -66.1%
2016 1.38 million ha +108.7%
2017 748,093 ha -45.8%
2018 1.22 million ha +62.8%
2019 1.10 million ha -9.6%
2020 557,763 ha -49.3%
2021 573,971 ha +2.9%
2022 573,983 ha +0.0%
2023 485,774 ha -15.4%
2024 723,318 ha +48.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.34 million ha 904,466 ha 2.49 million ha 8
2000s 1.05 million ha 528,512 ha 1.80 million ha 10
2010s 1.22 million ha 575,655 ha 2.09 million ha 10
2020s 582,962 ha 485,774 ha 723,318 ha 5

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 1 Mozambique 1.65 million ha compare
  2. 2 OECD 1.59 million ha compare
  3. 4 Canada 717,855 ha compare
  4. 5 Mexico 382,151 ha compare
  5. 6 India 338,533 ha compare

See the full ranking of 272 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other forest — burned area in Russian Federation?
Other forest — burned area in Russian Federation was 723,318 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other forest — burned area recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 2.49 million ha in 1996.
What is the lowest other forest — burned area recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 485,774 ha in 2023.
How does Russian Federation rank for other forest — burned area?
Russian Federation ranks 3rd out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
Is other forest — burned area rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other forest — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Other forest — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
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