Americas vs Russian Federation: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Americas
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.62 million 1000 ha against 832,630 1000 ha in Russian Federation, a difference of 792,120 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.0 times Russian Federation's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 2nd and Russian Federation ranks 2nd of 36 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.76 million 1000 ha | 812,084 1000 ha | 945,535 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 1.70 million 1000 ha | 816,521 1000 ha | 887,626 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.67 million 1000 ha | 823,740 1000 ha | 844,346 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.64 million 1000 ha | 830,531 1000 ha | 805,869 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Americas or Russian Federation?
- Americas, at 1.62 million 1000 ha against 832,630 1000 ha in Russian Federation as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Americas and Russian Federation?
- 792,120 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Russian Federation?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Russian Federation rank globally for forest land — area?
- Americas ranks 2nd and Russian Federation ranks 2nd of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.