China vs Russian Federation: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- China
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 832,630 1000 ha against 227,153 1000 ha in China, a difference of 605,477 1000 ha.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 3.7 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th 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 | China | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 168,064 1000 ha | 812,084 1000 ha | 644,020 1000 ha | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 187,625 1000 ha | 816,521 1000 ha | 628,896 1000 ha | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 209,150 1000 ha | 823,740 1000 ha | 614,590 1000 ha | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 223,126 1000 ha | 830,531 1000 ha | 607,406 1000 ha | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, China or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 832,630 1000 ha against 227,153 1000 ha in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between China and Russian Federation?
- 605,477 1000 ha, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Russian Federation?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do China and Russian Federation rank globally for forest land — area?
- China ranks 5th 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
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.