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Russian Federation — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Russian Federation, 1992–2023.
Latest value · 2023
49.78%
Forest Area (% of Land Area) · % of land area · +0.9% since 1992
Forest area for Russian Federation was 49.78% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 32 years, from 1992 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 49.78% in 2017. The lowest was 49.36% in 1992 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.03% per year.
Russian Federation ranks 53 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 25%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 31.08%, so Russian Federation sits above it. It peaked in 2017 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 0%.
Key figures
Latest (2023)
49.78%
First (1992)
49.36%
Change
+0.9%
Highest
49.78%
in 2017
Lowest
49.36%
in 1992
Average
49.61%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.03%
Years of data
32
Recent years
| Year | % of land area |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 49.78% |
| 2022 | 49.78% |
| 2021 | 49.78% |
| 2020 | 49.78% |
| 2019 | 49.78% |
| 2018 | 49.78% |
| 2017 | 49.78% |
| 2016 | 49.77% |
| 2015 | 49.76% |
| 2014 | 49.76% |
| 2013 | 49.77% |
| 2012 | 49.77% |
Reading this correctly. Land under naturally regenerated or planted stands of trees of at least five meters in situ, as a share of total land area. Figures are in % of land area. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.