Change forest area share total in Ukraine
Ukraine: Change forest area share total was 0.3766 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Ukraine, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Ukraine is 0.3766, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Ukraine peaked at 0.4107 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0398, in 2010.
Ukraine ranks 28th of 228 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change forest area share total in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2538 | — |
| 1992 | 0.2532 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2525 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2519 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2513 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2506 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.25 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2494 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2488 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2482 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0399 | -83.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0399 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0399 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0399 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0399 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0399 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0398 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0398 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0398 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0398 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3174 | +697.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3164 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3154 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3144 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3134 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4107 | +31.0% |
| 2017 | 0.409 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4073 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4057 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.404 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3824 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3809 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3795 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.378 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.3766 | -0.4% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.3766 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0714, 5.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +697.5% | 0.0398 | 0.3174 |
| 2001 | -83.9% | 0.2482 | 0.0399 |
| 2016 | +31.0% | 0.3134 | 0.4107 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2513 | 0.2488 | 0.2538 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0607 | 0.0398 | 0.2482 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3249 | 0.0398 | 0.4107 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3836 | 0.3766 | 0.404 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 25 Kazakhstan 0.3948 compare
- 26 United Kingdom 0.3844 compare
- 27 South Africa 0.3827 compare
- 29 Haiti 0.3762 compare
- 30 Guadeloupe 0.3571 compare
- 31 Bulgaria 0.3183 compare
More environment data for Ukraine
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1145 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1924 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 12.96 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Ukraine?
- Change forest area share total in Ukraine was 0.3766 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4107 in 2016.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0398 in 2010.
- How does Ukraine rank for change forest area share total?
- Ukraine ranks 28th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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