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
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.
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
- 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 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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