Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of agricultural land which is irrigated was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Ukraine, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Ukraine is 0.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Ukraine peaked at 1.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
That places Ukraine 78th out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.3% | — |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +34.3% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -44.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -22.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -77.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.7%, 3% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 8% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -77.4% | 1.1% | 0.2% |
| 2009 | -44.5% | 1.8% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More agriculture & rural data for Ukraine
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.304 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Ukraine?
- Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Ukraine was 0.2% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of agricultural land which is irrigated recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of agricultural land which is irrigated recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of agricultural land which is irrigated?
- Ukraine ranks 78th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of agricultural land which is irrigated rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of agricultural land which is irrigated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of total agricultural land area which is irrigated (i.e. purposely provided with water), including land irrigated by controlled flooding. Agricultural land is the combination of crop (arable) and grazing land.