Which has higher forest area, New Zealand or Ukraine?

New Zealand, at 103,030 sq. km against 100,900 sq. km in Ukraine as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between New Zealand and Ukraine?

2,130 sq. km, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Ukraine?

34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Ukraine: Forest area (sq. km)

New Zealand

103,030 sq. km

in 2025

Ukraine

100,900 sq. km

in 2025

New Zealand rank

52nd

Ukraine rank

53rd

Forest area (sq. km) over time

New Zealand
Ukraine

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 103,030 sq. km against 100,900 sq. km in Ukraine, a difference of 2,130 sq. km.

Across all 34 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 52nd and Ukraine ranks 53rd of 214 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	96,353 sq. km	94,038 sq. km	2,315 sq. km	New Zealand
2000s	98,494 sq. km	95,271 sq. km	3,223 sq. km	New Zealand
2010s	98,708 sq. km	96,944 sq. km	1,764 sq. km	New Zealand
2020s	101,341 sq. km	99,950 sq. km	1,391 sq. km	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, New Zealand or Ukraine?: New Zealand, at 103,030 sq. km against 100,900 sq. km in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between New Zealand and Ukraine?: 2,130 sq. km, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Ukraine?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Ukraine rank globally for forest area?: New Zealand ranks 52nd and Ukraine ranks 53rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.