Annual forest expansion in Russia
Russia: Annual forest expansion was 839,550 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual forest expansion in Russia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Russia recorded 839,550 hectares per year for annual forest expansion in 2020.
That represents a change of up 146.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Russia peaked at 1.05 million hectares per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 80,410 hectares per year, in 1990.
Russia ranks 2nd of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Annual forest expansion in Russia, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 80,410 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 905,660 hectares per year | +1026.3% |
| 2010 | 340,850 hectares per year | -62.4% |
| 2015 | 1.05 million hectares per year | +206.6% |
| 2020 | 839,550 hectares per year | -19.7% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 839,550 hectares per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,880 hectares per year, 291.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Russia's 839,550 hectares per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,130 hectares per year, 163.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80,410 hectares per year | 80,410 hectares per year | 80,410 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 905,660 hectares per year | 905,660 hectares per year | 905,660 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 693,030 hectares per year | 340,850 hectares per year | 1.05 million hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 839,550 hectares per year | 839,550 hectares per year | 839,550 hectares per year | 1 |
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- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5219 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual forest expansion in Russia?
- Annual forest expansion in Russia was 839,550 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual forest expansion recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million hectares per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,410 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Russia rank for annual forest expansion?
- Russia ranks 2nd out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).