Primary Forest — Area in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Primary Forest — Area was 306,645 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
306,645 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
2nd
of 169 countries
All-time high
306,645 1000 ha
in 2025
All-time low
300,790 1000 ha
in 1992
Years of data
34
1992–2025

Primary Forest — Area in Russian Federation, 1992–2025

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1992200820251992: 300.8k 1000 ha1993: 301.0k 1000 ha1994: 301.1k 1000 ha1995: 301.3k 1000 ha1996: 301.5k 1000 ha1997: 301.7k 1000 ha1998: 301.9k 1000 ha1999: 302.0k 1000 ha2000: 302.2k 1000 ha2001: 302.4k 1000 ha2002: 302.6k 1000 ha2003: 302.7k 1000 ha2004: 302.9k 1000 ha2005: 303.1k 1000 ha2006: 303.3k 1000 ha2007: 303.5k 1000 ha2008: 303.6k 1000 ha2009: 303.8k 1000 ha2010: 304.0k 1000 ha2011: 304.2k 1000 ha2012: 304.3k 1000 ha2013: 304.5k 1000 ha2014: 304.7k 1000 ha2015: 304.9k 1000 ha2016: 305.0k 1000 ha2017: 305.2k 1000 ha2018: 305.4k 1000 ha2019: 305.6k 1000 ha2020: 305.8k 1000 ha2021: 305.9k 1000 ha2022: 306.1k 1000 ha2023: 306.3k 1000 ha2024: 306.5k 1000 ha2025: 306.6k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for primary forest — area in Russian Federation is 306,645 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Russian Federation peaked at 306,645 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 300,790 1000 ha, in 1992.

Russian Federation ranks 2nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 301,411 1000 ha 300,790 1000 ha 302,032 1000 ha 8
2000s 303,008 1000 ha 302,209 1000 ha 303,806 1000 ha 10
2010s 304,782 1000 ha 303,984 1000 ha 305,581 1000 ha 10
2020s 306,202 1000 ha 305,758 1000 ha 306,645 1000 ha 6

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 1 OECD 310,239 1000 ha compare
  2. 3 Brazil 224,502 1000 ha compare
  3. 4 Canada 200,316 1000 ha compare
  4. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 100,216 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary forest — area in Russian Federation?
Primary forest — area in Russian Federation was 306,645 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 306,645 1000 ha in 2025.
What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 300,790 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Russian Federation rank for primary forest — area?
Russian Federation ranks 2nd out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 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.