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.
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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.