Agriculture — regional comparison

Forest resources — forest cover of territory: ranking of regions, 2024

Comparison of 85 federal subjects of the Russian Federation by «Forest resources — forest cover of territory» for 2024. The largest values are in: Irkutsk Oblast (82,2 %), Primorsky Krai (78 %), Kostroma Oblast (73 %). The smallest value is in Republic of Kalmykia — 0,2 %. The Russia-wide figure is 46,1 %.

Regions by indicator magnitude (85 regions)

No.	Region	%
1	Irkutsk Oblast	82,2
2	Primorsky Krai	78
3	Kostroma Oblast	73
4	Komi Republic	72,7
5	Perm Krai	71,3
6	Zabaykalsky Krai	68,6
7	Vologda Oblast	68,4
8	Sverdlovsk Oblast	68,2
9	Sakhalin Oblast	68,1
10	Khabarovsk Krai	66,7
11	Amur Oblast	65,1
12	Novgorod Oblast	64,7
13	Republic of Buryatia	63,9
14	Kirov Oblast	62,7
15	Tomsk Oblast	61,1
16	Kemerovo Oblast – Kuzbass	59,3
17	Leningrad Oblast	57,9
18	Mari El Republic	55,7
19	Tver Oblast	54,7
20	Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Yugra	53,7
21	Republic of Karelia	53,3
22	Vladimir Oblast	51,7
23	Tyva Republic	50,3
24	Republic of Khakassia	49,9
25	Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)	49,8
26	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast	47,7
27	Udmurt Republic	46,1
28	Ivanovo Oblast	45,6
29	Yaroslavl Oblast	45,5
30	Kaluga Oblast	45,3
31	Krasnoyarsk Krai	45,3
32	Altai Republic	44,7
33	Jewish Autonomous Oblast	44,6
34	Arkhangelsk Oblast	43,2
35	Kamchatka Krai	42,6
36	Smolensk Oblast	42
37	Moscow Oblast	41,8
38	Republic of Bashkortostan	39,7
39	Pskov Oblast	39
40	Murmansk Oblast	37,5
41	Magadan Oblast	37,3
42	Republic of Adygea	36,6
43	Tyumen Oblast	35,4
44	Sevastopol	32,9
45	Bryansk Oblast	32,9
46	Chuvash Republic	32,6
47	Omsk Oblast	32,4
48	Karachay-Cherkess Republic	30
49	Chelyabinsk Oblast	29,5
50	Novosibirsk Oblast	27,7
51	Republic of Mordovia	27
52	Ulyanovsk Oblast	26,7
53	Ryazan Oblast	25,4
54	Republic of North Ossetia – Alania	24,4
55	Kurgan Oblast	22,8
56	Altai Krai	22,8
57	Republic of Ingushetia	21,8
58	Penza Oblast	21
59	Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug	20,8
60	Krasnodar Krai	20,1
61	Chechen Republic	19,9
62	Kaliningrad Oblast	18,8
63	Nenets Autonomous Okrug	18
64	Republic of Tatarstan	17,4
65	Kabardino-Balkarian Republic	15,3
66	Tula Oblast	14,3
67	Saint Petersburg	13,7
68	Samara Oblast	12,8
69	Republic of Crimea	10,7
70	Tambov Oblast	10,5
71	Lipetsk Oblast	8,8
72	Belgorod Oblast	8,8
73	Voronezh Oblast	8,3
74	Kursk Oblast	8,2
75	Oryol Oblast	8,1
76	Republic of Dagestan	7,3
77	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug	6,8
78	Saratov Oblast	6
79	Orenburg Oblast	4,7
80	Volgograd Oblast	4,2
81	Rostov Oblast	2,4
82	Astrakhan Oblast	1,8
83	Stavropol Krai	1,6
84	Moscow	1
85	Republic of Kalmykia	0,2

Questions and answers

Which region has the largest value for «Forest resources — forest cover of territory»?

As of 2024, the largest value is in Irkutsk Oblast — 82,2 %.

Which region has the smallest value?

The smallest value is in Republic of Kalmykia — 0,2 %.

Which year do the figures cover, and where do they come from?

Figures for 2024 from the Rosstat yearbook "Regions of Russia. Socio-economic indicators".

On the regions map

The same indicator on an interactive map of Russia — region colours by value, year slider: open the «Forest resources — forest cover of territory» map.

Other indicators in «Agriculture»

• Agricultural production indices — crop output
• Agricultural production indices — livestock output
• Agricultural production indices — total
• Forest fires on forest fund and other land — number of fires
• Forest fires on forest fund and other land — burned forest land area
• Forest resources — total growing stock
• Forest resources — forested area
• Forest resources — area of forest fund and other forested land categories
• Reforestation
• Milk yield per cow in agricultural organizations
• Key financial indicators of crop and livestock organizations — balanced financial result, crop farming
• Key financial indicators of crop and livestock organizations — balanced financial result, livestock farming

Data source

Rosstat yearbook "Regions of Russia. Socio-economic indicators". Values for 2024, units: %. Each region has a page with the full indicator series since 1990.