The total area of Ukrainian forest fund constitutes 10.8 mln.ha, 9,4 mln.ha of it is covered with forest. So the percentage of forest cover is 15.6% of a total territoryof Ukraine. Growing stock is about 1.7 billion cubic meters. Mean annual increment varies from 5.0 cubic meters in the Carpathians to 2.5 cubic meters in the Steppe area. In Ukrainea mean growing stock (cubic meters per hectare) is higher then in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Bulgaria, Italy, Estonia, Latviaand Hungary. In countries where the nature conditions are similar to Carpathians a mean growing stock is 300 cubic meters per hectare and a mean growing stock of mature tree stands is 400 cubic meters per ha.

Country Area

603,700 sq.km

233,090 sq.mi

Population

49.1 million (mid-2001)

Population Density

81.3 per sq.km

Forest Area

93,995 sq.km

36,291 sq.mi

Temperature

min -36-(-42) degrees Celsius

-32.9-(-43.6) degrees Fahrenheit

max 38-41 degrees Celsius

100.4-105.8 degrees Fahrenheit

Humidity

75%

Precipitation annual

500 mm

20"

Major Forest Species in Ukraine

In Ukrainian forests there grow above 30 tree species, including 33% of pine (Pinus silvestris), 24% of oak (Quercus robur), 7% of beech (Fagus silvatica), 8% of spruce (Picea abies), 6% of birch (Betula pendula), 6% of alder (Alnus glutinosa), 3% of ash (Fraxinus excelsior), 2% of hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), 1% of fir (Abies alba). Coniferous forests occupy 42% of the total territory. 43% is covered by hardwood forests.