Canada vs Russia: Forest area
Canada
3.47 million sq. km
in 2023
Russia
8.15 million sq. km
in 2023
Canada rank
3rd
Russia rank
1st
Forest area over time
- Canada
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 8.15 million sq. km against 3.47 million sq. km in Canada, a difference of 4.68 million sq. km.
That makes Russia's figure about 2.4 times Canada's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Globally, Canada ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 1st of 214 countries.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.