Canada vs Russia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Canada
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 811,833 1000 ha against 348,111 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 463,722 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 240 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 | 353,270 1000 ha | 794,357 1000 ha | 441,087 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2000s | 351,080 1000 ha | 797,343 1000 ha | 446,263 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2010s | 351,336 1000 ha | 803,318 1000 ha | 451,982 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2020s | 349,268 1000 ha | 809,821 1000 ha | 460,552 1000 ha | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Canada or Russia?
- Russia, at 811,833 1000 ha against 348,111 1000 ha in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Canada and Russia?
- 463,722 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 naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Canada ranks 5th 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.