Agricultural land per capita in Ukraine
Ukraine: Agricultural land per capita was 1.09 hectares per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land per capita 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 per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land per capita in Ukraine stood at 1.09 hectares per capita. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Ukraine peaked at 1.09 hectares per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8002 hectares per capita, in 1993.
Ukraine ranks 44th of 226 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8013 hectares per capita | — |
| 1993 | 0.8002 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8038 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8101 hectares per capita | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8168 hectares per capita | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8241 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8259 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8295 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8355 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8428 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8504 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8559 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8619 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.868 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8732 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8768 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8819 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8853 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8883 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8914 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8937 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9003 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.903 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9066 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9101 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9131 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9142 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9189 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9246 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9326 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.01 hectares per capita | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 1.09 hectares per capita | +8.8% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 1.09 hectares per capita is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3687 hectares per capita, 3.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 1.09 hectares per capita is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4414 hectares per capita, 2.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.814 hectares per capita | 0.8002 hectares per capita | 0.8295 hectares per capita | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8632 hectares per capita | 0.8355 hectares per capita | 0.8853 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.904 hectares per capita | 0.8883 hectares per capita | 0.9189 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9896 hectares per capita | 0.9246 hectares per capita | 1.09 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More agriculture & rural data for Ukraine
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0148 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.867 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0087 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.06 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0757 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 416.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Ukraine?
- Agricultural land per capita in Ukraine was 1.09 hectares per capita 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 agricultural land per capita recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 hectares per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8002 hectares per capita in 1993.
- How does Ukraine rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Ukraine ranks 44th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.