New Zealand vs Ukraine: Forest area
New Zealand
10.30 million hectares
in 2025
Ukraine
10.09 million hectares
in 2025
New Zealand rank
52nd
Ukraine rank
53rd
Forest area over time
- New Zealand
- Ukraine
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 10.30 million hectares against 10.09 million hectares in Ukraine, a difference of 213,000 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 52nd and Ukraine ranks 53rd of 235 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.59 million hectares | 9.38 million hectares | 207,247 hectares | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 9.85 million hectares | 9.53 million hectares | 322,296 hectares | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 9.87 million hectares | 9.69 million hectares | 176,399 hectares | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 10.13 million hectares | 9.99 million hectares | 139,148 hectares | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, New Zealand or Ukraine?
- New Zealand, at 10.30 million hectares against 10.09 million hectares in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between New Zealand and Ukraine?
- 213,000 hectares, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Ukraine?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Ukraine rank globally for forest area?
- New Zealand ranks 52nd 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.