Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Russia: Forest area (sq. km), per capita

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0197 sq. km per person
in 2023
Russia
0.0567 sq. km per person
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
3rd
Russia rank
6th

Forest area (sq. km), per capita over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Russia
0.020.030.040.050.06199220072023

How they compare

Russia currently reports 0.0567 sq. km per person against 0.0197 sq. km per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.037 sq. km per person.

That makes Russia's figure about 2.9 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 6th of 47 groups.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0203 sq. km per person 0.0546 sq. km per person 0.0344 sq. km per person Russia
2000s 0.0204 sq. km per person 0.0563 sq. km per person 0.036 sq. km per person Russia
2010s 0.0199 sq. km per person 0.0565 sq. km per person 0.0366 sq. km per person Russia
2020s 0.0196 sq. km per person 0.0564 sq. km per person 0.0368 sq. km per person Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area (sq. km), per capita, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Russia?
Russia, at 0.0567 sq. km per person against 0.0197 sq. km per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Russia?
0.037 sq. km per person, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Russia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Russia rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest area (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 8,671 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.