Land use in Ukraine
Ukraine: Land use was 33.78 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
33.78 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 223 countries
All-time high
34.46 million hectares
in 1992
All-time low
33.33 million hectares
in 2007
Years of data
32
1992–2023
Land use in Ukraine, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land use in Ukraine stood at 33.78 million hectares.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Ukraine peaked at 34.46 million hectares in 1992 and was at its lowest, 33.33 million hectares, in 2007.
That places Ukraine 10th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.16 million hectares | 33.62 million hectares | 34.46 million hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 33.40 million hectares | 33.33 million hectares | 33.50 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.61 million hectares | 33.37 million hectares | 33.78 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.78 million hectares | 33.78 million hectares | 33.78 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More environment data for Ukraine
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 196.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.2 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8576 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 40.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0166 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 60.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0558 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0908 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 10.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Ukraine?
- Land use in Ukraine was 33.78 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 34.46 million hectares in 1992.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.33 million hectares in 2007.
- How does Ukraine rank for land use?
- Ukraine ranks 10th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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