Brazil vs Russia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Brazil
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 811,833 1000 ha against 476,873 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 334,960 1000 ha.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and Russia ranks 2nd of 240 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 583,086 1000 ha | 794,357 1000 ha | 211,271 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2000s | 539,379 1000 ha | 797,343 1000 ha | 257,964 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2010s | 506,662 1000 ha | 803,318 1000 ha | 296,657 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2020s | 484,807 1000 ha | 809,821 1000 ha | 325,014 1000 ha | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Brazil or Russia?
- Russia, at 811,833 1000 ha against 476,873 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Brazil and Russia?
- 334,960 1000 ha, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Russia rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Russia ranks 2nd of 240 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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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.