Australia and New Zealand vs Russian Federation: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Australia and New Zealand
139,374 1000 ha
in 2025
Russian Federation
811,833 1000 ha
in 2025
Australia and New Zealand rank
5th
Russian Federation rank
2nd

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Russian Federation
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k199020072025

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 811,833 1000 ha against 139,374 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 672,459 1000 ha.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 5.8 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and Russian Federation ranks 2nd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 140,214 1000 ha 794,357 1000 ha 654,144 1000 ha Russian Federation
2000s 138,093 1000 ha 797,343 1000 ha 659,251 1000 ha Russian Federation
2010s 137,836 1000 ha 803,318 1000 ha 665,482 1000 ha Russian Federation
2020s 139,210 1000 ha 809,821 1000 ha 670,611 1000 ha Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Australia and New Zealand or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 811,833 1000 ha against 139,374 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Australia and New Zealand and Russian Federation?
672,459 1000 ha, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Russian Federation?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Russian Federation rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and Russian Federation ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 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.