China vs Russia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted

How they compare

China currently reports 92.60 million hectares against 20.80 million hectares in Russia, a difference of 71.81 million hectares.

That makes China's figure about 4.5 times Russia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and Russia ranks 3rd of 185 countries.