Corn: Yield gap in Ukraine
Ukraine: Corn: Yield gap was 2.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Ukraine, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn: yield gap in Ukraine stood at 2.8 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 75.7% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Ukraine peaked at 6.39 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.56 tonnes per hectare, in 2018.
That places Ukraine 39th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 6.16 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 5.88 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 5.54 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 5.08 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 5.66 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 5.5 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 4.71 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | -39.5% |
| 2012 | 4.61 tonnes per hectare | +55.8% |
| 2013 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | -35.1% |
| 2014 | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | +39.2% |
| 2018 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -60.0% |
| 2019 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | +41.7% |
| 2020 | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | +71.5% |
| 2021 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | -54.6% |
| 2022 | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | +77.6% |
| 2023 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -47.8% |
| 2024 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | +75.7% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 2.8 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.95 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 2.8 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.09 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.53 tonnes per hectare | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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 corn: yield gap in Ukraine?
- Corn: yield gap in Ukraine was 2.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 6.39 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- How does Ukraine rank for corn: yield gap?
- Ukraine ranks 39th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.