Share of cereals allocated to human food in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 34.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Ukraine, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 34.0% for share of cereals allocated to human food in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Ukraine peaked at 50.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2011.
Ukraine ranks 154th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 32.9% | — |
| 1993 | 31.4% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 32.1% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 33.8% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 37.3% | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 38.2% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 39.0% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 44.2% | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 41.4% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 46.5% | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | -22.4% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | -23.4% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 25.3% | -28.1% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +54.1% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | -31.9% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | +27.7% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +43.7% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | -36.0% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 32.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | -1.1% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 34.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.5%, 61% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 34.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.9%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.1% | 31.4% | 44.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 25.3% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 21.3% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 32.4% | 34.4% | 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 cereals allocated to human food in Ukraine?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Ukraine was 34.0% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2011.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Ukraine ranks 154th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.