Ukraine vs Western Europe: Agricultural land — Area

Ukraine
41,311 1000 ha
in 2024
Western Europe
52,360 1000 ha
in 2024
Ukraine rank
29th
Western Europe rank
27th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Ukraine
  • Western Europe
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922024

How they compare

Western Europe currently reports 52,360 1000 ha against 41,311 1000 ha in Ukraine, a difference of 11,049 1000 ha.

That makes Western Europe's figure about 1.3 times Ukraine's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Western Europe has been ahead every year.

Ukraine ranks 29th and Western Europe ranks 27th of 220 countries.

Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ukraine Western Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 41,786 1000 ha 55,402 1000 ha 13,615 1000 ha Western Europe
2000s 41,332 1000 ha 54,261 1000 ha 12,929 1000 ha Western Europe
2010s 41,403 1000 ha 52,980 1000 ha 11,577 1000 ha Western Europe
2020s 41,311 1000 ha 52,472 1000 ha 11,161 1000 ha Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Ukraine or Western Europe?
Western Europe, at 52,360 1000 ha against 41,311 1000 ha in Ukraine as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Ukraine and Western Europe?
11,049 1000 ha, with Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ukraine and Western Europe?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Ukraine and Western Europe rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Ukraine ranks 29th and Western Europe ranks 27th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.