Canada vs Russia: Forest area
Canada
368.82 million hectares
in 2025
Russia
832.63 million hectares
in 2025
Canada rank
3rd
Russia rank
1st
Forest area over time
- Canada
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 832.63 million hectares against 368.82 million hectares in Canada, a difference of 463.81 million hectares.
That makes Russia's figure about 2.3 times Canada's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 1st of 235 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 360.56 million hectares | 812.00 million hectares | 451.44 million hectares | Russia |
| 2000s | 362.61 million hectares | 816.52 million hectares | 453.91 million hectares | Russia |
| 2010s | 367.40 million hectares | 823.74 million hectares | 456.34 million hectares | Russia |
| 2020s | 368.84 million hectares | 830.53 million hectares | 461.69 million hectares | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Canada or Russia?
- Russia, at 832.63 million hectares against 368.82 million hectares in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Canada and Russia?
- 463.81 million hectares, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Russia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Russia rank globally for forest area?
- Canada ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 1st 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.