Forest land — Share in Land area in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Forest land — Share in Land area was 50.79 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
50.79 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
67th
of 249 countries
All-time high
50.79 %
in 2024
All-time low
49.53 %
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Russian Federation, 1992–2024

02040601992200820241992: 49.5 %1993: 49.5 %1994: 49.6 %1995: 49.6 %1996: 49.6 %1997: 49.6 %1998: 49.6 %1999: 49.6 %2000: 49.6 %2001: 49.6 %2002: 49.7 %2003: 49.8 %2004: 49.8 %2005: 49.9 %2006: 49.9 %2007: 50 %2008: 50 %2009: 50.1 %2010: 50.2 %2011: 50.2 %2012: 50.2 %2013: 50.2 %2014: 50.2 %2015: 50.3 %2016: 50.3 %2017: 50.4 %2018: 50.5 %2019: 50.5 %2020: 50.6 %2021: 50.6 %2022: 50.7 %2023: 50.7 %2024: 50.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Russian Federation stood at 50.79 %. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Russian Federation peaked at 50.79 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.53 %, in 1992.

Russian Federation ranks 67th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Forest land — Share in Land area in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Forest land — Share in Land area in Russian Federation, 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 49.53 % —
1993 49.55 % +0.0%
1994 49.57 % +0.0%
1995 49.58 % +0.0%
1996 49.59 % +0.0%
1997 49.59 % +0.0%
1998 49.59 % +0.0%
1999 49.57 % -0.0%
2000 49.6 % +0.1%
2001 49.65 % +0.1%
2002 49.71 % +0.1%
2003 49.76 % +0.1%
2004 49.82 % +0.1%
2005 49.87 % +0.1%
2006 49.94 % +0.1%
2007 49.99 % +0.1%
2008 50.05 % +0.1%
2009 50.11 % +0.1%
2010 50.16 % +0.1%
2011 50.18 % +0.0%
2012 50.2 % +0.0%
2013 50.22 % +0.0%
2014 50.25 % +0.1%
2015 50.27 % +0.0%
2016 50.33 % +0.1%
2017 50.39 % +0.1%
2018 50.46 % +0.1%
2019 50.52 % +0.1%
2020 50.59 % +0.1%
2021 50.64 % +0.1%
2022 50.69 % +0.1%
2023 50.74 % +0.1%
2024 50.79 % +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49.57 % 49.53 % 49.59 % 8
2000s 49.85 % 49.6 % 50.11 % 10
2010s 50.3 % 50.16 % 50.52 % 10
2020s 50.69 % 50.59 % 50.79 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Russian Federation?
Forest land — share in land area in Russian Federation was 50.79 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 50.79 % in 2024.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 49.53 % in 1992.
How does Russian Federation rank for forest land — share in land area?
Russian Federation ranks 67th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 9,513 data points, 1990–2024
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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.