Canada vs Russia: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- Canada
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 306,645 1000 ha against 200,316 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 106,329 1000 ha.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 5th and Russia ranks 2nd of 182 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 | 222,708 1000 ha | 301,411 1000 ha | 78,703 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2000s | 216,781 1000 ha | 303,008 1000 ha | 86,227 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2010s | 204,399 1000 ha | 304,782 1000 ha | 100,383 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2020s | 200,316 1000 ha | 306,202 1000 ha | 105,886 1000 ha | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary forest — area, Canada or Russia?
- Russia, at 306,645 1000 ha against 200,316 1000 ha in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary forest — area between Canada and Russia?
- 106,329 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 primary forest — area?
- Canada ranks 5th and Russia ranks 2nd of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary 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.