Exported deforestation in Russia
Russia: Exported deforestation was 660.85 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Exported deforestation in Russia, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Russia recorded 660.85 hectares for exported deforestation in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 39.5% on the previous year and down 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exported deforestation in Russia peaked at 4,276 hectares in 2018 and was at its lowest, 660.85 hectares, in 2023.
Russia ranks 56th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,666 hectares | 2,398 hectares | 3,028 hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | 3,677 hectares | 2,917 hectares | 4,276 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,707 hectares | 660.85 hectares | 2,783 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More environment data for Russia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2,576 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 17.93 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 60 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 263.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.4996 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 416.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.6907 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 89.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exported deforestation in Russia?
- Exported deforestation in Russia was 660.85 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest exported deforestation recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,276 hectares in 2018.
- What is the lowest exported deforestation recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 660.85 hectares in 2023.
- How does Russia rank for exported deforestation?
- Russia ranks 56th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is exported deforestation rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Exported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exported deforestation is the amount of annual deforestation that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are exported for consumption in other countries. This is measured in hectares.