Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Russia

Russia: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 97.5 % in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
97.5 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
99th
of 240 countries
All-time high
97.87 %
in 1992
All-time low
97.5 %
in 2024
Years of data
34
1992–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Russia, 1992–2025

0204060801001992200820251992: 97.9 %1993: 97.9 %1994: 97.8 %1995: 97.8 %1996: 97.8 %1997: 97.8 %1998: 97.8 %1999: 97.8 %2000: 97.8 %2001: 97.7 %2002: 97.7 %2003: 97.7 %2004: 97.7 %2005: 97.6 %2006: 97.6 %2007: 97.6 %2008: 97.6 %2009: 97.6 %2010: 97.5 %2011: 97.5 %2012: 97.5 %2013: 97.5 %2014: 97.5 %2015: 97.5 %2016: 97.5 %2017: 97.5 %2018: 97.5 %2019: 97.5 %2020: 97.5 %2021: 97.5 %2022: 97.5 %2023: 97.5 %2024: 97.5 %2025: 97.5 %

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

Annual values for Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Russia, 1992 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 96 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 97.64 % compare
  2. 97 Madagascar 97.62 % compare
  3. 98 Iraq 97.51 % compare
  4. 99 Russian Federation 97.5 % compare
  5. 101 Sudan (former) 97.32 % compare
  6. 102 Saudi Arabia 97.28 % compare

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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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Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,468 data points, 1990–2025
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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.