Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Russia
Russia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 50.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
50.8%
World rank
68th
of 253 countries
All-time high
50.8%
in 2025
All-time low
49.5%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Russia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Russia is 50.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Russia peaked at 50.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 1990.
Russia ranks 68th of 253 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.5% | — |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 50.8% | +0.5% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 50.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.1%, 1.5× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Russia's 50.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.9%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.5% | 49.5% | 49.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 50.2% | 50.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 50.6% | 50.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More environment data for Russia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Russia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Russia was 50.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 1990.
- How does Russia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Russia ranks 68th out of 253 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).