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Forest area — Russia

Forest area in Russia in 2023 — 8,153,120 km². Ranked 1 in the world out of 213. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 0.8%.

2023 8.15M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 1of 213
Period maximum 8.15M km²2017
Period minimum 8.09M km²1992

Trend over time

1992–2023 · km²

Forest area — Russia, 1992–20238.08M8.1M8.12M8.14M8.16M1992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 8,090,136 km²1993: 8,090,455 km²1994: 8,090,773 km²1995: 8,091,092 km²1996: 8,091,411 km²1997: 8,091,729 km²1998: 8,092,048 km²1999: 8,092,366 km²2000: 8,092,685 km²2001: 8,098,552 km²2002: 8,104,419 km²2003: 8,110,286 km²2004: 8,116,153 km²2005: 8,122,021 km²2006: 8,127,888 km²2007: 8,133,755 km²2008: 8,139,622 km²2009: 8,145,489 km²2010: 8,151,356 km²2011: 8,150,946 km²2012: 8,150,535 km²2013: 8,150,125 km²2014: 8,149,715 km²2015: 8,149,305 km²2016: 8,151,210 km²2017: 8,153,120 km²2018: 8,153,120 km²2019: 8,153,120 km²2020: 8,153,120 km²2021: 8,153,120 km²2022: 8,153,120 km²2023: 8,153,120 km²
Change over the period: +62,984 (+0.78%) Average annual rate: 0.03 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Russia

Russia 8.15M km²
World 40.35M km²
Europe & Central Asia 10.59M km²
Eastern Europe computed 8.61M km²
High-income countries computed 18.67M km²
Forest area — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 8.15M +0 +0%
2022 8.15M +0 +0%
2021 8.15M +0 +0%
2020 8.15M +0 +0%
2019 8.15M +0 +0%
2018 8.15M +0 +0%
2017 8.15M +1,910 +0.02%
2016 8.15M +1,905 +0.02%
2015 8.15M −410 −0.01%
2014 8.15M −410 −0.01%
2013 8.15M −410 −0.01%
2012 8.15M −410 −0.01%
2011 8.15M −410 −0.01%
2010 8.15M +5,867 +0.07%
2009 8.15M +5,867 +0.07%
2008 8.14M +5,867 +0.07%
2007 8.13M +5,867 +0.07%
2006 8.13M +5,867 +0.07%
2005 8.12M +5,867 +0.07%
2004 8.12M +5,867 +0.07%
2003 8.11M +5,867 +0.07%
2002 8.1M +5,867 +0.07%
2001 8.1M +5,867 +0.07%
2000 8.09M +319 +0%
1999 8.09M +319 +0%
1998 8.09M +319 +0%
1997 8.09M +319 +0%
1996 8.09M +319 +0%
1995 8.09M +319 +0%
1994 8.09M +319 +0%
1993 8.09M +319 +0%
1992 8.09M — —

Eastern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

RU Russia 8.15M UA Ukraine 97,080 PL Poland 95,190 BY Belarus 88,111 RO Romania 69,291 BG Bulgaria 39,320 CZ Czechia 26,825 HU Hungary 20,486 SK Slovakia 19,259 MD Moldova 3,865
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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