Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ukraine
Ukraine: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 17.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ukraine, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ukraine is 17.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ukraine peaked at 17.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1990.
Ukraine ranks 138th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.0% | — |
| 2000 | 16.4% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 17.4% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 16.5% | 16.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 17.1% | 17.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 135 Australia and New Zealand 18.1% compare
- 136 Comoros 17.9% compare
- 137 Antigua and Barbuda 17.7% compare
- 139 Australia 17.4% compare
- 140 Madagascar 17.1% compare
- 141 Argentina 17.0% compare
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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0041 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ukraine?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ukraine was 17.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1990.
- How does Ukraine rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Ukraine ranks 138th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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