Canada vs Russia: Share of global forest area
Canada
8.9%
in 2025
Russia
20.1%
in 2025
Canada rank
3rd
Russia rank
1st
Share of global forest area over time
- Canada
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 20.1% against 8.9% in Canada, a difference of 11.2%.
That makes Russia's figure about 2.3 times Canada's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd 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 | Canada | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 18.9% | 10.5% | Russia |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 19.3% | 10.8% | Russia |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 19.7% | 10.9% | Russia |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 20.0% | 11.1% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Canada or Russia?
- Russia, at 20.1% against 8.9% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Canada and Russia?
- 11.2%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Russia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Russia rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Canada ranks 3rd 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.