Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Russia: Forest area (sq. km), per capita

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.0142 sq. km per person
in 2023
Russia
0.0567 sq. km per person
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
7th
Russia rank
6th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Russia
0.010.020.030.040.050.06199020062023

How they compare

Russia currently reports 0.0567 sq. km per person against 0.0142 sq. km per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0425 sq. km per person.

That makes Russia's figure about 4.0 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.022 sq. km per person 0.0546 sq. km per person 0.0327 sq. km per person Russia
2000s 0.0183 sq. km per person 0.0563 sq. km per person 0.038 sq. km per person Russia
2010s 0.0156 sq. km per person 0.0565 sq. km per person 0.0409 sq. km per person Russia
2020s 0.0144 sq. km per person 0.0564 sq. km per person 0.042 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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Russia?
Russia, at 0.0567 sq. km per person against 0.0142 sq. km per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Russia?
0.0425 sq. km per person, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Russia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Russia rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th 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.