Northern America vs Russia: Planted Forest — Area
Planted Forest — Area over time
- Northern America
- Russia
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 48,131 1000 ha against 20,797 1000 ha in Russia, a difference of 27,334 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 2.3 times Russia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 7th and Russia ranks 5th of 32 groups.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,728 1000 ha | 17,726 1000 ha | 10,001 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 35,443 1000 ha | 19,177 1000 ha | 16,266 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 42,407 1000 ha | 20,422 1000 ha | 21,986 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 47,018 1000 ha | 20,710 1000 ha | 26,308 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher planted forest — area, Northern America or Russia?
- Northern America, at 48,131 1000 ha against 20,797 1000 ha in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in planted forest — area between Northern America and Russia?
- 27,334 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Russia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Northern America and Russia rank globally for planted forest — area?
- Northern America ranks 7th and Russia ranks 5th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted 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.