Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Ukraine
Ukraine: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Ukraine, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 0.4% for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Ukraine peaked at 0.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places Ukraine 27th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 24 Kazakhstan 0.4% compare
- 25 United Kingdom 0.4% compare
- 26 South Africa 0.4% compare
- 28 Haiti 0.4% compare
- 30 Bulgaria 0.3% compare
More environment data for Ukraine
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 196.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.2 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8576 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 40.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0166 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 60.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0558 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0908 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 10.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Ukraine?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Ukraine was 0.4% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Ukraine rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Ukraine ranks 27th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.