Romania vs Russia: Forest area

Forest area in 2024: 30.2% in Romania and 50.8% in Russia, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Russia, by 20.6 percentage points, or 1.68 times that in Romania.

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% of land · FAO

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What the numbers say

Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
In 2024, Romania ranked 112 and Russia ranked 56 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of land · FAO

Year	Romania	Russia	World
2024	30.2	50.8	–
2023	30.2	50.7	31.1
2022	30.2	50.7	31.1
2021	30.1	50.6	31.2
2020	30.1	50.6	31.2
2019	30.1	50.5	31.2
2018	30.1	50.5	31.3
2017	30	50.4	31.3
2016	30	50.3	31.3
2015	30	50.3	31.4
2014	29.7	50.3	31.4
2013	29.3	50.2	31.4
2012	29	50.2	31.5
2011	28.6	50.2	31.9
2010	28.3	50.2	32
2009	28.3	50.1	32
2008	28.2	50.1	32
2007	28.2	50	32.1
2006	28.1	49.9	32.1
2005	28	49.9	32.1
2004	27.9	49.8	32.2
2003	27.9	49.8	32.3
2002	27.8	49.7	32.3
2001	27.8	49.7	32.3
2000	27.7	49.6	32.4
1999	27.7	49.6	32.5
1998	27.7	49.6	32.5
1997	27.7	49.6	32.6
1996	27.7	49.6	32.7
1995	27.8	49.6	32.7
1994	27.8	49.6	32.8
1993	27.8	49.6	32.8
1992	27.8	49.5	33
1991	27.8	–	–
1990	27.8	–	–

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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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