Brazil vs Russia: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Brazil
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 832,630 1000 ha against 486,087 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 346,543 1000 ha.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and Russia ranks 2nd of 249 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 586,696 1000 ha | 812,084 1000 ha | 225,388 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2000s | 544,686 1000 ha | 816,521 1000 ha | 271,835 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2010s | 515,754 1000 ha | 823,740 1000 ha | 307,986 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2020s | 494,227 1000 ha | 830,531 1000 ha | 336,304 1000 ha | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Brazil or Russia?
- Russia, at 832,630 1000 ha against 486,087 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Brazil and Russia?
- 346,543 1000 ha, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Russia rank globally for forest land — area?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Russia ranks 2nd of 249 countries.
- 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.