Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Ukraine
Ukraine: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 21.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Ukraine, 1992–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 21.1% for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.2% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Ukraine peaked at 41.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2022.
That places Ukraine 133rd out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 30.2% | — |
| 1993 | 30.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 30.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 30.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 30.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 30.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 30.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 30.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 30.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 41.6% | +29.4% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | -27.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.2% | 30.0% | 30.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 30.0% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 21.1% | 30.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Ukraine?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Ukraine was 21.1% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2022.
- How does Ukraine rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Ukraine ranks 133rd out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.