Russia vs United States: Forest area
Russia
8.15 million sq. km
in 2023
United States
3.10 million sq. km
in 2023
Russia rank
1st
United States rank
4th
Forest area over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
Russia currently reports 8.15 million sq. km against 3.10 million sq. km in United States, a difference of 5.06 million sq. km.
That makes Russia's figure about 2.6 times United States's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Globally, Russia ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th 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.