Eastern Europe vs Russian Federation: Forest land — Area

Eastern Europe
879,473 1000 ha
in 2025
Russian Federation
832,630 1000 ha
in 2025
Eastern Europe rank
5th
Russian Federation rank
2nd

Forest land — Area over time

  • Eastern Europe
  • Russian Federation
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k199020072025

How they compare

Eastern Europe currently reports 879,473 1000 ha against 832,630 1000 ha in Russian Federation, a difference of 46,843 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Europe's figure about 1.1 times Russian Federation's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Eastern Europe has been ahead every year.

Eastern Europe ranks 5th and Russian Federation ranks 2nd of 36 groups.

Eastern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Europe Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 855,204 1000 ha 812,084 1000 ha 43,120 1000 ha Eastern Europe
2000s 860,749 1000 ha 816,521 1000 ha 44,228 1000 ha Eastern Europe
2010s 869,372 1000 ha 823,740 1000 ha 45,631 1000 ha Eastern Europe
2020s 877,111 1000 ha 830,531 1000 ha 46,580 1000 ha Eastern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Eastern Europe or Russian Federation?
Eastern Europe, at 879,473 1000 ha against 832,630 1000 ha in Russian Federation as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Eastern Europe and Russian Federation?
46,843 1000 ha, with Eastern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Europe and Russian Federation?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Eastern Europe and Russian Federation rank globally for forest land — area?
Eastern Europe ranks 5th and Russian Federation ranks 2nd of 36 groups.
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.