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.

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Forest area in Poland
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About this data

Indicator: Forest area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.