Planted Forest — Area in Russia
Russia: Planted Forest — Area was 20,797 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Russia, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Russia recorded 20,797 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Russia peaked at 20,797 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17,276 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Russia 5th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Area in Russia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 17,276 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 17,405 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 17,533 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 17,662 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 17,791 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 17,919 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 18,048 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 18,177 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 18,306 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 18,499 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 18,693 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 18,887 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 19,080 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 19,274 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 19,468 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 19,662 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 19,856 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 20,049 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 20,243 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 20,284 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 20,325 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 20,366 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 20,408 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 20,449 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 20,484 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 20,518 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 20,553 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 20,588 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 20,623 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 20,658 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 20,693 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 20,728 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 20,762 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 20,797 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 20,797 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 340.72 1000 ha, 61.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Russia's 20,797 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 497.25 1000 ha, 41.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,726 1000 ha | 17,276 1000 ha | 18,177 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 19,177 1000 ha | 18,306 1000 ha | 20,049 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,422 1000 ha | 20,243 1000 ha | 20,588 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,710 1000 ha | 20,623 1000 ha | 20,797 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 2 China 92,603 1000 ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 92,603 1000 ha compare
- 4 United States 27,423 1000 ha compare
- 5 Russian Federation 20,797 1000 ha compare
- 7 Canada 20,708 1000 ha compare
- 8 India 13,472 1000 ha 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 planted forest — area in Russia?
- Planted forest — area in Russia was 20,797 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 20,797 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,276 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Russia rank for planted forest — area?
- Russia ranks 5th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — 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.