Canada vs Russia: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Canada
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 832,630 1000 ha against 368,819 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 463,811 1000 ha.
That makes Russia's figure about 2.3 times Canada's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 5th 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 | Canada | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 360,518 1000 ha | 812,084 1000 ha | 451,566 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2000s | 362,612 1000 ha | 816,521 1000 ha | 453,909 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2010s | 367,400 1000 ha | 823,740 1000 ha | 456,340 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2020s | 368,843 1000 ha | 830,531 1000 ha | 461,688 1000 ha | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Canada or Russia?
- Russia, 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 Russia?
- 463,811 1000 ha, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Russia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Russia rank globally for forest land — area?
- Canada ranks 5th 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.