Spain vs Ukraine: Annual change in forest area
Spain
30,144 hectares
in 2025
Ukraine
38,000 hectares
in 2025
Spain rank
16th
Ukraine rank
14th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Spain
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 38,000 hectares against 30,144 hectares in Spain, a difference of 7,856 hectares.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 16th and Ukraine ranks 14th of 235 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 318,927 hectares | 23,600 hectares | 295,327 hectares | Spain |
| 2000s | 164,396 hectares | 5,780 hectares | 158,616 hectares | Spain |
| 2010s | 48,175 hectares | 31,580 hectares | 16,595 hectares | Spain |
| 2020s | 38,677 hectares | 38,333 hectares | 343.53 hectares | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Spain or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 38,000 hectares against 30,144 hectares in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Spain and Ukraine?
- 7,856 hectares, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Ukraine?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Ukraine rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Spain ranks 16th and Ukraine ranks 14th of 235 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 change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.