Latvia vs Russia: Forest area

Forest area in 2024: 55.6% in Latvia and 50.8% in Russia, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Latvia, by 4.8 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Russia.

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% of land · FAO

LatviaRussiaWorld

What the numbers say

Latvia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
In 2024, Latvia ranked 43 and Russia ranked 56 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of land · FAO

Year	Latvia	Russia	World
2024	55.6	50.8	–
2023	55.5	50.7	31.1
2022	55.4	50.7	31.1
2021	55.3	50.6	31.2
2020	55.2	50.6	31.2
2019	55.1	50.5	31.2
2018	55	50.5	31.3
2017	54.8	50.4	31.3
2016	54.7	50.3	31.3
2015	54.6	50.3	31.4
2014	54.5	50.3	31.4
2013	54.5	50.2	31.4
2012	54.4	50.2	31.5
2011	54.3	50.2	31.9
2010	54.2	50.2	32
2009	54	50.1	32
2008	53.8	50.1	32
2007	53.6	50	32.1
2006	53.4	49.9	32.1
2005	53.1	49.9	32.1
2004	52.9	49.8	32.2
2003	52.7	49.8	32.3
2002	52.5	49.7	32.3
2001	52.3	49.7	32.3
2000	52.1	49.6	32.4
1999	52	49.6	32.5
1998	51.9	49.6	32.5
1997	51.8	49.6	32.6
1996	51.7	49.6	32.7
1995	51.5	49.6	32.7
1994	51.4	49.6	32.8
1993	51.3	49.6	32.8
1992	51.2	49.5	33

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The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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