Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Ukraine
Ukraine: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 79.7 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Ukraine, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Ukraine stood at 79.7 %. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Ukraine peaked at 79.7 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 78.54 %, in 2003.
That places Ukraine 23rd out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 79.57 % | — |
| 1993 | 79.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 79.53 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 79.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 79.32 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 79.04 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 78.96 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 78.81 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 78.65 % | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 78.62 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 78.54 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 78.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 78.57 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 78.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 78.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 78.64 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 78.68 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 78.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 78.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 78.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.93 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 78.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 78.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.95 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.99 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.58 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 79.7 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 79.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 79.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 79.7 % | +0.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 79.7 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.94 %, 2.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 79.7 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.34 %, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.29 % | 78.81 % | 79.58 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 78.61 % | 78.54 % | 78.68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.02 % | 78.7 % | 79.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7 % | 79.7 % | 79.7 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More environment data for Ukraine
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 9.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -5.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Ukraine?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Ukraine was 79.7 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.54 % in 2003.
- How does Ukraine rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Ukraine ranks 23rd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.