Forest land — Share in Land area in Ukraine
Ukraine: Forest land — Share in Land area was 17.35 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Ukraine, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 17.35 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 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 land — share in land area in Ukraine peaked at 17.35 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.09 %, in 1992.
That places Ukraine 154th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.23 % | 16.09 % | 16.37 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 16.44 % | 16.41 % | 16.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.73 % | 16.48 % | 17.02 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.22 % | 17.09 % | 17.35 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 151 Antigua and Barbuda 17.84 % compare
- 152 Comoros 17.79 % compare
- 153 Australia 17.37 % compare
- 155 Madagascar 17.27 % compare
- 156 Argentina 17.09 % compare
- 157 San Marino 16.34 % compare
More environment data for Ukraine
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.42 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,170 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,415 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 18.24 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 7,534 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.06 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 853 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 79.7 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 32,924 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Ukraine?
- Forest land — share in land area in Ukraine was 17.35 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 17.35 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.09 % in 1992.
- How does Ukraine rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Ukraine ranks 154th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.