Forest land — Area in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Forest land — Area was 832,630 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Russian Federation, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Russian Federation stood at 832,630 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Russian Federation peaked at 832,630 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 811,802 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Russian Federation 2nd out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 812,084 1000 ha | 811,802 1000 ha | 812,365 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 816,521 1000 ha | 812,445 1000 ha | 820,596 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 823,740 1000 ha | 821,502 1000 ha | 827,387 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 830,531 1000 ha | 828,432 1000 ha | 832,630 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Russian Federation
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.24 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 14,339 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 20.97 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 15.45 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 18.09 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 15,748 t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 4,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.48 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 766,097 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 8.83 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Russian Federation?
- Forest land — area in Russian Federation was 832,630 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 832,630 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 811,802 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Russian Federation rank for forest land — area?
- Russian Federation ranks 2nd out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.