Brazil vs Russia: Forest land — Area

Brazil
486,087 1000 ha
in 2025
Russia
832,630 1000 ha
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
Russia rank
2nd

Forest land — Area over time

  • Brazil
  • Russia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k199020072025

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

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 9,790 data points, 1990–2025
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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.