Soya beans — Area harvested in Ukraine
Ukraine: Soya beans — Area harvested was 2.71 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Soya beans — Area harvested in Ukraine, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for soya beans — area harvested in Ukraine is 2.71 million ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 48.0% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya beans — area harvested in Ukraine peaked at 2.71 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13,520 ha, in 1997.
That places Ukraine 8th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soya beans — Area harvested in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 97,462 ha | — |
| 1993 | 70,000 ha | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 43,480 ha | -37.9% |
| 1995 | 23,040 ha | -47.0% |
| 1996 | 16,000 ha | -30.6% |
| 1997 | 13,520 ha | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 31,170 ha | +130.5% |
| 1999 | 42,280 ha | +35.6% |
| 2000 | 60,600 ha | +43.3% |
| 2001 | 73,000 ha | +20.5% |
| 2002 | 98,200 ha | +34.5% |
| 2003 | 189,600 ha | +93.1% |
| 2004 | 256,310 ha | +35.2% |
| 2005 | 421,700 ha | +64.5% |
| 2006 | 714,800 ha | +69.5% |
| 2007 | 583,100 ha | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 537,900 ha | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 622,500 ha | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million ha | +66.5% |
| 2011 | 1.11 million ha | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.41 million ha | +27.2% |
| 2013 | 1.35 million ha | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.79 million ha | +32.7% |
| 2015 | 2.14 million ha | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 1.86 million ha | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 1.98 million ha | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 1.73 million ha | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 1.61 million ha | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 1.36 million ha | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 1.32 million ha | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.53 million ha | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 1.83 million ha | +20.1% |
| 2024 | 2.71 million ha | +48.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 2.71 million ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,182 ha, 178.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 2.71 million ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,120 ha, 869.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,119 ha | 13,520 ha | 97,462 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 355,771 ha | 60,600 ha | 714,800 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.60 million ha | 1.04 million ha | 2.14 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 million ha | 1.32 million ha | 2.71 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 5 China, mainland 10.32 million ha compare
- 5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 156,000 ha compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 82,000 ha compare
- 6 Russian Federation 4.13 million ha compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 51,000 ha compare
- 7 Paraguay 3.65 million ha compare
- 8 Türkiye 43,712 ha compare
- 9 Canada 2.29 million ha compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 35,723 ha compare
- 10 South Africa 1.15 million ha compare
- 10 Viet Nam 28,352 ha compare
- 11 Nigeria 1.13 million ha compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 25,879 ha compare
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 soya beans — area harvested in Ukraine?
- Soya beans — area harvested in Ukraine was 2.71 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soya beans — area harvested recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest soya beans — area harvested recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,520 ha in 1997.
- How does Ukraine rank for soya beans — area harvested?
- Ukraine ranks 8th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soya beans — area harvested rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soya beans — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.