Forest area km in Ukraine
Ukraine: Forest area km was 10.09 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10.09 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
53rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
10.09 million
in 2025
All-time low
9.27 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Ukraine, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area km in Ukraine stood at 10.09 million. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in Ukraine peaked at 10.09 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.27 million, in 1990.
Ukraine ranks 53rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area km in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.27 million | — |
| 1991 | 9.30 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 9.32 million | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 9.34 million | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 9.37 million | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 9.39 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 9.42 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 9.44 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 9.46 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 9.49 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 9.51 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 9.51 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.52 million | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.52 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.53 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.53 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.53 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.54 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.54 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.54 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.55 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.58 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.61 million | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 9.64 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 9.67 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.70 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.74 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 9.78 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.82 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 9.86 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.90 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 9.94 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 9.98 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 10.01 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 10.05 million | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 10.09 million | +0.4% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 10.09 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million, 4.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 10.09 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.12 million, 4.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.38 million | 9.27 million | 9.49 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.53 million | 9.51 million | 9.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.69 million | 9.55 million | 9.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.99 million | 9.90 million | 10.09 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
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 forest area km in Ukraine?
- Forest area km in Ukraine was 10.09 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 10.09 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.27 million in 1990.
- How does Ukraine rank for forest area km?
- Ukraine ranks 53rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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