Russia's forest cover rose from 49.4 % in 1994 to 49.8 % in 2023.
Russia · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Russia's forest area rose from 8.09M km in 1994 to 8.15M km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
148th of 213 · 46th in Europe & C. Asia
Russia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 11.4 % in 2013 to 11.5 % in 2025.
Russia's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 13.3 % in 1994 to 13.2 % in 2023.
Russia's arable land (% of land area) fell from 7.8 % in 1994 to 7.4 % in 2023.
Air
Russia's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 25.6 in 1994 to 11.6 in 2023.
Water
Russia's water stress fell from 2.0 % in 1993 to 1.5 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
20th of 181 · 3rd in Europe & C. Asia
Russia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rose from 29,045 in 1993 to 29,895 in 2022.
Access
Russia's safe drinking water rose from 75.3 % in 2000 to 76.3 % in 2024.
Russia's safe sanitation rose from 54.4 % in 2002 to 58.2 % in 2024.