Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Russia
Russia: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 97.5 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Russia, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russia recorded 97.5 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Russia peaked at 97.87 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 97.5 %, in 2024.
Russia ranks 99th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 97.87 % | — |
| 1993 | 97.86 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 97.84 % | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 97.82 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 97.81 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 97.79 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 97.78 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 97.76 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 97.75 % | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.73 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.7 % | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.68 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.66 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.64 % | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.62 % | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.6 % | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.58 % | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.56 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.54 % | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.53 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.52 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.51 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.5 % | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 97.5 % | +0.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 97.5 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.53 %, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Russia's 97.5 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.76 %, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.82 % | 97.76 % | 97.87 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 97.65 % | 97.56 % | 97.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.52 % | 97.51 % | 97.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.51 % | 97.5 % | 97.51 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 96 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 97.64 % compare
- 97 Madagascar 97.62 % compare
- 98 Iraq 97.51 % compare
- 99 Russian Federation 97.5 % compare
- 101 Sudan (former) 97.32 % compare
- 102 Saudi Arabia 97.28 % compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8386 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Russia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Russia was 97.5 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.87 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5 % in 2024.
- How does Russia rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Russia ranks 99th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.