Potato yields in Ukraine
Ukraine: Potato yields was 17.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Ukraine, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in Ukraine stood at 17.5 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Ukraine peaked at 17.65 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.2 tonnes per hectare, in 1999.
That places Ukraine 96th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Potato yields in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.89 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1993 | 13.7 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 10.54 tonnes per hectare | -23.0% |
| 1995 | 9.62 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 11.89 tonnes per hectare | +23.5% |
| 1997 | 10.59 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 8.2 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 12.16 tonnes per hectare | +48.3% |
| 2001 | 10.81 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 10.44 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 11.63 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 13.34 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 12.84 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 13.32 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 13.14 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 13.87 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 13.93 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 13.25 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 16.8 tonnes per hectare | +26.8% |
| 2012 | 16.1 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 15.97 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 17.64 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 16.14 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 16.58 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 16.78 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 17.05 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 15.49 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 15.72 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 16.64 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 17.35 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 17.65 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 17.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 17.5 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.31 tonnes per hectare, 91% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 17.5 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.1 tonnes per hectare, 67% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potato yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +48.3% | 8.2 tonnes per hectare | 12.16 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.83 tonnes per hectare | 8.2 tonnes per hectare | 13.7 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 12.55 tonnes per hectare | 10.44 tonnes per hectare | 13.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.18 tonnes per hectare | 13.25 tonnes per hectare | 17.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.97 tonnes per hectare | 15.72 tonnes per hectare | 17.65 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 potato yields in Ukraine?
- Potato yields in Ukraine was 17.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 17.65 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- How does Ukraine rank for potato yields?
- Ukraine ranks 96th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.