Share global forest in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share global forest was 0.2437 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2437
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
53rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.2437
in 2025
All-time low
0.2135
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Ukraine, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 0.2437 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Ukraine peaked at 0.2437 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2135, in 1990.
That places Ukraine 53rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2135 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2146 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2157 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2167 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2178 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2189 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.22 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2211 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2222 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2234 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2245 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2248 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.225 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2253 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2256 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2259 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2262 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2264 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2267 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.227 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2273 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2282 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2292 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2301 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.231 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.232 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2331 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2343 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2354 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2365 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2377 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2389 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2401 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2413 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2425 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2437 | +0.5% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.2437 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 4.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.2437 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 4.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2184 | 0.2135 | 0.2234 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2257 | 0.2245 | 0.227 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2317 | 0.2273 | 0.2365 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2407 | 0.2377 | 0.2437 | 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 share global forest in Ukraine?
- Share global forest in Ukraine was 0.2437 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2437 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2135 in 1990.
- How does Ukraine rank for share global forest?
- Ukraine ranks 53rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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