Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Russia
Russia: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 2.5 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Russia, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Russia stood at 2.5 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Russia peaked at 2.5 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.13 %, in 1992.
That places Russia 144th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.13 % | — |
| 1993 | 2.14 % | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.16 % | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.18 % | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.19 % | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 2.21 % | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.22 % | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.24 % | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 2.25 % | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.27 % | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.3 % | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.32 % | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.34 % | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.36 % | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.38 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.4 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.42 % | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.44 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.46 % | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.47 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.48 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.49 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.5 % | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 2.5 % | +0.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 2.5 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.3 %, 13% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Russia's 2.5 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.1 %, 9% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.18 % | 2.13 % | 2.24 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.35 % | 2.25 % | 2.44 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.48 % | 2.46 % | 2.49 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.49 % | 2.49 % | 2.5 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 142 Saudi Arabia 2.72 % compare
- 143 Sudan (former) 2.68 % compare
- 144 Russian Federation 2.5 % compare
- 146 Iraq 2.49 % compare
- 147 Madagascar 2.38 % 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 — share in forest land in Russia?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Russia was 2.5 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.13 % in 1992.
- How does Russia rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Russia ranks 144th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 — 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.