Which has higher forest area, New Zealand or Ukraine?

New Zealand, at 99,503 sq. km against 97,080 sq. km in Ukraine as of 2023.

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

2,423 sq. km, with New Zealand ahead.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

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

New Zealand

99,503 sq. km

in 2023

Ukraine

97,080 sq. km

in 2023

New Zealand rank

53rd

Ukraine rank

55th

Forest area over time

New Zealand
Ukraine

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 99,503 sq. km against 97,080 sq. km in Ukraine, a difference of 2,423 sq. km.

Across all 32 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 53rd and Ukraine ranks 55th of 213 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	98,502 sq. km	96,312 sq. km	2,190 sq. km	New Zealand
2020s	99,208 sq. km	96,990 sq. km	2,218 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 99,503 sq. km against 97,080 sq. km in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between New Zealand and Ukraine?: 2,423 sq. km, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Ukraine?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Ukraine rank globally for forest area?: New Zealand ranks 53rd and Ukraine ranks 55th of 213 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: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 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.