Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Russia
Russia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 20.80 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Russia, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Russia stood at 20.80 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Russia peaked at 20.80 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.28 million hectares, in 1992.
Russia ranks 3rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.73 million hectares | 17.28 million hectares | 18.18 million hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 19.18 million hectares | 18.31 million hectares | 20.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.42 million hectares | 20.24 million hectares | 20.59 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.71 million hectares | 20.62 million hectares | 20.80 million hectares | 6 |
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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Russia?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Russia was 20.80 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.80 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.28 million hectares in 1992.
- How does Russia rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Russia ranks 3rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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