Poland vs Ukraine: Forest area
Poland
9.49 million hectares
in 2025
Ukraine
10.09 million hectares
in 2025
Poland rank
55th
Ukraine rank
53rd
Forest area over time
- Poland
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 10.09 million hectares against 9.49 million hectares in Poland, a difference of 595,000 hectares.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.
Poland ranks 55th and Ukraine ranks 53rd of 235 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.96 million hectares | 9.38 million hectares | 418,550 hectares | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 9.18 million hectares | 9.53 million hectares | 346,600 hectares | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 9.40 million hectares | 9.69 million hectares | 292,860 hectares | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 9.48 million hectares | 9.99 million hectares | 515,400 hectares | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Poland or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 10.09 million hectares against 9.49 million hectares in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Poland and Ukraine?
- 595,000 hectares, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Ukraine?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Ukraine rank globally for forest area?
- Poland ranks 55th 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.
Individual pages
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.