India vs Russia: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
India
0.1%
in 2025
Russia
0.1%
in 2025
India rank
57th
Russia rank
60th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- India
- Russia
How they compare
India currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Russia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 57th and Russia ranks 60th of 228 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.5% | India |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | India |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | India |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, India or Russia?
- India, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between India and Russia?
- 0.0%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do India and Russia rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- India ranks 57th and Russia ranks 60th of 228 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.