Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ukraine
Ukraine: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 4.85 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.85 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 185 countries
All-time high
4.87 million hectares
in 2015
All-time low
4.59 million hectares
in 1992
Years of data
34
1992–2025
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ukraine, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ukraine stood at 4.85 million hectares.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ukraine peaked at 4.87 million hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.59 million hectares, in 1992.
That places Ukraine 13th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.59 million hectares | — |
| 1993 | 4.61 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 4.62 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 4.63 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 4.64 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 4.66 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 4.67 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 4.68 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 4.70 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.71 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.72 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.73 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.74 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.76 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.77 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.78 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.79 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.80 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 4.82 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 4.83 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.84 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.85 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.86 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.87 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.87 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.86 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.86 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.85 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.85 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 4.85 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.85 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.85 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.85 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.85 million hectares | +0.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 4.85 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 216,840 hectares, 22.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 4.85 million hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 430,910 hectares, 11.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.64 million hectares | 4.59 million hectares | 4.68 million hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.75 million hectares | 4.70 million hectares | 4.80 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.85 million hectares | 4.82 million hectares | 4.87 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.85 million hectares | 4.85 million hectares | 4.85 million hectares | 6 |
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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ukraine?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ukraine was 4.85 million hectares 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 4.87 million hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.59 million hectares in 1992.
- How does Ukraine rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Ukraine ranks 13th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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