France vs Russia: Annual change in forest area
France
89,400 hectares
in 2025
Russia
839,550 hectares
in 2025
France rank
4th
Russia rank
2nd
Annual change in forest area over time
- France
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 839,550 hectares against 89,400 hectares in France, a difference of 750,150 hectares.
That makes Russia's figure about 9.4 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was France ahead.
France ranks 4th and Russia ranks 2nd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85,200 hectares | 80,406 hectares | 4,794 hectares | France |
| 2000s | 110,310 hectares | 823,131 hectares | 712,821 hectares | Russia |
| 2010s | 93,970 hectares | 679,071 hectares | 585,101 hectares | Russia |
| 2020s | 91,567 hectares | 873,825 hectares | 782,258 hectares | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, France or Russia?
- Russia, at 839,550 hectares against 89,400 hectares in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between France and Russia?
- 750,150 hectares, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Russia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do France and Russia rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- France ranks 4th and Russia ranks 2nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.