Madagascar vs Ukraine: Forest area
Madagascar
9.92 million hectares
in 2025
Ukraine
10.09 million hectares
in 2025
Madagascar rank
54th
Ukraine rank
53rd
Forest area over time
- Madagascar
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 10.09 million hectares against 9.92 million hectares in Madagascar, a difference of 167,920 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 54th and Ukraine ranks 53rd of 235 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.38 million hectares | 9.38 million hectares | 4.00 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 12.53 million hectares | 9.53 million hectares | 3.01 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 11.27 million hectares | 9.69 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 10.23 million hectares | 9.99 million hectares | 237,780 hectares | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Madagascar or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 10.09 million hectares against 9.92 million hectares in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Madagascar and Ukraine?
- 167,920 hectares, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Ukraine?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Ukraine rank globally for forest area?
- Madagascar ranks 54th and Ukraine ranks 53rd 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.