Brazil vs Russia: Share of global forest area
Brazil
11.7%
in 2025
Russia
20.1%
in 2025
Brazil rank
2nd
Russia rank
1st
Share of global forest area over time
- Brazil
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 20.1% against 11.7% in Brazil, a difference of 8.4%.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 1st of 235 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 | 13.8% | 18.9% | 5.1% | Russia |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 19.3% | 6.4% | Russia |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 19.7% | 7.4% | Russia |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 20.0% | 8.1% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Brazil or Russia?
- Russia, at 20.1% against 11.7% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Brazil and Russia?
- 8.4%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Russia rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Brazil ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 1st of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.