OECD vs Russia: Primary Forest — Area

OECD
310,239 1000 ha
in 2025
Russia
306,645 1000 ha
in 2025
OECD rank
1st
Russia rank
2nd

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • OECD
  • Russia
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199020072025

How they compare

OECD currently reports 310,239 1000 ha against 306,645 1000 ha in Russia, a difference of 3,594 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russia ahead.

OECD ranks 1st 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 OECD Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 293,406 1000 ha 301,411 1000 ha 8,005 1000 ha Russia
2000s 284,304 1000 ha 303,008 1000 ha 18,704 1000 ha Russia
2010s 270,430 1000 ha 304,782 1000 ha 34,352 1000 ha Russia
2020s 273,290 1000 ha 306,202 1000 ha 32,912 1000 ha Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, OECD or Russia?
OECD, at 310,239 1000 ha against 306,645 1000 ha in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between OECD and Russia?
3,594 1000 ha, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and Russia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do OECD and Russia rank globally for primary forest — area?
OECD ranks 1st 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

Indicator
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 7,478 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.