Indonesia vs Russia: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Indonesia
0.1%
in 2025
Russia
0.1%
in 2025
Indonesia rank
62nd
Russia rank
60th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Indonesia
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Russia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 62nd and Russia ranks 60th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.3% | 0.0% | 2.4% | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | -0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Russia |
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, Indonesia or Russia?
- Russia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Indonesia and Russia?
- 0.0%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Russia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Russia rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Indonesia ranks 62nd 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.