The methods behind this data have changed over time. Be cautious comparing old and new data, especially before/after 2015. Read more here.
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In 2020, Russia had 748 Mha of natural forest, extending over 44% of its land area. In 2023, it lost 3.48 Mha of natural forest, equivalent to 700 Mt of CO₂ emissions.
Explore interactive charts and maps that summarize key statistics about forests in Russia. Statistics – including rates of forest change, forest extent, drivers of deforestation, and deforestation and fire alerts – can be customized, easily shared and downloaded for offline use.
Primary Forest loss in Russia
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Tree cover loss in Russia
From 2001 to 2023, Russia lost 83.7 Mha of tree cover, equivalent to a 11% decrease in tree cover since 2000, and 13.9 Gt of CO₂e emissions.
2000 tree cover extent | >30% tree canopy | these estimates do not take tree cover gain into account
Annual tree cover loss by dominant driver in Russia
In Russia from 2001 to 2023, < 0.1% of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in
deforestation
.The methods behind this data have changed over time. Be cautious comparing old and new, data especially before/after 2015. Read more here.
2000 tree cover extent | >30% tree canopy | these estimates do not take tree cover gain into account
Location of tree cover loss in Russia
In Russia, the top 3 regions were responsible for 55% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2023. Sakha had the most tree cover loss at 24.7 Mha compared to an average of 1.01 Mha.
2000 tree cover extent | >30% tree canopy
Components of net change in tree cover in Russia
From 2000 to 2020, Russia experienced a net change of -176 kha (-0.023%) in tree cover.
Stable forest
686 MhaGain
37.2 MhaLoss
37.4 MhaDisturbed
51.6 Mha
The loss total is different from annual tree cover loss, as this data was created using a different method and forest definition. For gross or annual loss information, please see the tree cover loss widget.
Disturbance represents areas that experienced both loss and gain between 2000 and 2020
Tree cover gain in Russia compared to other areas
From 2000 to 2020, Russia gained 37.2 Mha of tree cover equal to 28% of the global total.
Tree Cover in Russia
As of 2000, 44% of Russia land cover was tree cover with >30% canopy density.
Tree Cover
761 MhaOther Land Cover
928 Mha
Datasets available here (Tree Cover 2000/ 2010 and Tropical Tree Cover 2020) use different methodologies to measure tree cover. Read our blog for more information.
2000 tree cover extent | >30% tree canopy
Location of tree cover in Russia
Natural forest in Russia
Weekly Fire Alerts in Russia
Cumulative Fire Alerts in Russia
Tree cover loss due to fires in Russia
Integrated Deforestation alerts in Russia
Fire alerts in Russia
Historical Fire Alerts in Russia
