Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 62.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 62.0% for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Ukraine peaked at 74.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 2017.
That places Ukraine 30th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 66.8% | — |
| 1993 | 67.7% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 67.3% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 65.7% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 62.1% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 61.3% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 60.6% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 55.7% | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 58.5% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 53.3% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 63.8% | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 60.7% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 69.9% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 64.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 74.5% | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 60.7% | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 72.4% | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 69.4% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 65.9% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 65.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | -28.3% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | +43.7% |
| 2019 | 58.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 53.6% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +7.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 62.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 62.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.3%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.4% | 55.7% | 67.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 53.3% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 40.1% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 53.6% | 62.0% | 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 animal feed in Ukraine?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Ukraine was 62.0% 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 animal feed recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 2017.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Ukraine ranks 30th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 animal feed. 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 animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.