Annual afforestation in Ukraine
Ukraine: Annual afforestation was 3,000 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Ukraine, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual afforestation in Ukraine is 3,000 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Ukraine peaked at 14,500 hectares per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,000 hectares per year, in 2020.
Ukraine ranks 31st of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,000 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 4,000 hectares per year | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 14,500 hectares per year | +262.5% |
| 2015 | 6,000 hectares per year | -58.6% |
| 2020 | 3,000 hectares per year | -50.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 3,000 hectares per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 320 hectares per year, 9.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 3,000 hectares per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 920 hectares per year, 3.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,000 hectares per year | 8,000 hectares per year | 8,000 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,000 hectares per year | 4,000 hectares per year | 4,000 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 10,250 hectares per year | 6,000 hectares per year | 14,500 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 3,000 hectares per year | 3,000 hectares per year | 3,000 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More environment data for Ukraine
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.795 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -5.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Ukraine?
- Annual afforestation in Ukraine was 3,000 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 14,500 hectares per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 hectares per year in 2020.
- How does Ukraine rank for annual afforestation?
- Ukraine ranks 31st out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.