Information on dead forest plantations by cause
thousand hectares
From 2019 to 2023, Russia recorded instances of mass forest mortality, and the annual dynamics of this process can be tracked here. The list presents total figures as well as data on damage caused by harmful insects or wild animals. The area of dead stands is given in thousands of hectares; the data covers the entire country and allows for an assessment of the scale of damage to the forest fund
- Погибло - всего
- Погибло - всего
- Погибло — от лесных пожаров
- Погибло — от лесных пожаров
- Погибло — от повреждения вредными насекомыми
- Погибло — от повреждения вредными насекомыми
Dynamics of forest mortality in Russia from 2019 to 2023, thousand hectares
All rows relate to: Погибло
Who grew, who fell: 2019 → 2023
Set in numbers
Coverage: 14 series in thousand hectares, 2019 through 2023, 5 reporting periods. 70 values in total.
Between 2019 and 2023 “Погибло - всего” declined from 169 to 125 — 25.8%. The highest value in the series is 188 in 2022.
All table numbers are series: 14
| Series | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Погибло - всего | 169,10 | 145,50 | 104,00 | 188,20 | 125,40 |
| Погибло — от повреждения вредными насекомыми | 43,20 | 43,00 | 16,00 | 14,80 | 16,30 |
| Погибло — от повреждения дикими животными | 0,10 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 |
| Погибло — от болезней леса | 9,90 | 5,80 | 2,80 | 3,00 | 3,10 |
| Погибло — от антропогенных факторов | 0,30 | 0,40 | 0,20 | 0,10 | 0,10 |
| Погибло — от воздействия неблагоприятных погодных условий | 11,20 | 13,60 | 21,40 | 11,90 | 13,00 |
| Погибло — от лесных пожаров | 104,60 | 82,70 | 63,70 | 158,40 | 92,90 |
| Погибло - всего | 142,70 | 126,40 | 85,60 | 175,00 | 109,20 |
| Погибло — от повреждения вредными насекомыми | 43,00 | 42,10 | 15,40 | 14,60 | 16,00 |
| Погибло — от повреждения дикими животными | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 |
| Погибло — от болезней леса | 8,70 | 5,20 | 2,10 | 2,80 | 2,70 |
| Погибло — от антропогенных факторов | 0,20 | 0,30 | 0,10 | 0,10 | 0,10 |
| Погибло — от воздействия неблагоприятных погодных условий | 7,70 | 7,40 | 14,80 | 7,60 | 7,90 |
| Погибло — от лесных пожаров | 83,10 | 71,40 | 53,10 | 149,90 | 82,60 |
How to read this table
The rows are categorized by type of ecosystem impact to allow for comparison between total loss area and specific risk factors. By comparing the series, one can determine the proportion of forest loss caused by insect activity versus wild animals. This helps identify the primary biological threats to forests in different years
What is visible in these numbers
The largest value belongs to “Погибло - всего” — 109 thousand hectares; the smallest is “Погибло — от повреждения дикими животными” at 0 thousand hectares.
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Period and application
Data is published annually as part of environmental monitoring. Information for 2019–2023 will assist ecologists, foresters, and conservation specialists in analyzing the state of forest resources and planning protection measures
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