Forest land — Share in Land area in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Forest land — Share in Land area was 50.79 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Russian Federation, 1992–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More environment data for Russian Federation
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.586 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.87 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 8.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ -0.4392 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 233,102 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 15,748 t (2024)
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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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.