Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in Ukraine
Ukraine: Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita was 21.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita 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
In 2022, agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Ukraine stood at 21.1%. 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 withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Ukraine peaked at 41.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2022.
Ukraine ranks 133rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita 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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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 agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Ukraine?
- Agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita 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 withdrawals vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2022.
- How does Ukraine rank for agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita?
- Ukraine ranks 133rd out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita 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 withdrawals vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total water withdrawals used in agriculture versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.