Spain vs Ukraine: Annual afforestation
Spain
2,800 hectares per year
in 2020
Ukraine
3,000 hectares per year
in 2020
Spain rank
32nd
Ukraine rank
31st
Annual afforestation over time
- Spain
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 3,000 hectares per year against 2,800 hectares per year in Spain, a difference of 200 hectares per year.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 32nd and Ukraine ranks 31st of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74,620 hectares per year | 8,000 hectares per year | 66,620 hectares per year | Spain |
| 2000s | 20,910 hectares per year | 4,000 hectares per year | 16,910 hectares per year | Spain |
| 2010s | 3,350 hectares per year | 10,250 hectares per year | 6,900 hectares per year | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 2,800 hectares per year | 3,000 hectares per year | 200 hectares per year | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Spain or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 3,000 hectares per year against 2,800 hectares per year in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Spain and Ukraine?
- 200 hectares per year, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Ukraine?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Spain and Ukraine rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Spain ranks 32nd and Ukraine ranks 31st of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.