Canada vs Russian Federation: Forest land — Area

Canada
368,819 1000 ha
in 2025
Russian Federation
832,630 1000 ha
in 2025
Canada rank
4th
Russian Federation rank
2nd

Forest land — Area over time

  • Canada
  • Russian Federation
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k199020072025

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 832,630 1000 ha against 368,819 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 463,811 1000 ha.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 2.3 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 4th and Russian Federation ranks 2nd of 231 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 360,518 1000 ha 812,084 1000 ha 451,566 1000 ha Russian Federation
2000s 362,612 1000 ha 816,521 1000 ha 453,909 1000 ha Russian Federation
2010s 367,400 1000 ha 823,740 1000 ha 456,340 1000 ha Russian Federation
2020s 368,843 1000 ha 830,531 1000 ha 461,688 1000 ha Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Canada or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 832,630 1000 ha against 368,819 1000 ha in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Canada and Russian Federation?
463,811 1000 ha, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Russian Federation?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Canada and Russian Federation rank globally for forest land — area?
Canada ranks 4th and Russian Federation ranks 2nd of 231 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
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.