Yields of key staple crops in Ukraine

Ukraine: Yields of key staple crops was 4.59 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.59 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
33rd
of 125 countries
All-time high
4.64 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
1.98 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Yields of key staple crops in Ukraine, 1992–2024

0123451992200820241992: 3.1 tonnes per hectare1993: 3.8 tonnes per hectare1994: 3.1 tonnes per hectare1995: 3 tonnes per hectare1996: 2.3 tonnes per hectare1997: 2.8 tonnes per hectare1998: 2.6 tonnes per hectare1999: 2.3 tonnes per hectare2000: 2 tonnes per hectare2001: 3.1 tonnes per hectare2002: 3 tonnes per hectare2003: 2.9 tonnes per hectare2004: 3.2 tonnes per hectare2005: 2.8 tonnes per hectare2006: 2.5 tonnes per hectare2007: 2.3 tonnes per hectare2008: 3.7 tonnes per hectare2009: 3.1 tonnes per hectare2010: 2.7 tonnes per hectare2011: 3.4 tonnes per hectare2012: 2.8 tonnes per hectare2013: 3.4 tonnes per hectare2014: 4 tonnes per hectare2015: 3.9 tonnes per hectare2016: 4.2 tonnes per hectare2017: 4.1 tonnes per hectare2018: 3.7 tonnes per hectare2019: 4.2 tonnes per hectare2020: 3.8 tonnes per hectare2021: 4.5 tonnes per hectare2022: 3.9 tonnes per hectare2023: 4.6 tonnes per hectare2024: 4.6 tonnes per hectare

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.

Analysis

Ukraine recorded 4.59 tonnes per hectare for yields of key staple crops in 2024.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Ukraine peaked at 4.64 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.98 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.

Ukraine ranks 33rd of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.88 tonnes per hectare 2.29 tonnes per hectare 3.8 tonnes per hectare 8
2000s 2.87 tonnes per hectare 1.98 tonnes per hectare 3.67 tonnes per hectare 10
2010s 3.63 tonnes per hectare 2.68 tonnes per hectare 4.21 tonnes per hectare 10
2020s 4.3 tonnes per hectare 3.79 tonnes per hectare 4.64 tonnes per hectare 5

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 30 Zimbabwe 4.86 tonnes per hectare compare
  2. 31 Kuwait 4.81 tonnes per hectare compare
  3. 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.72 tonnes per hectare compare
  4. 34 Latvia 4.57 tonnes per hectare compare
  5. 35 Japan 4.44 tonnes per hectare compare
  6. 36 Estonia 4.3 tonnes per hectare compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is yields of key staple crops in Ukraine?
Yields of key staple crops in Ukraine was 4.59 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 4.64 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 1.98 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
How does Ukraine rank for yields of key staple crops?
Ukraine ranks 33rd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Yields of key staple crops
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 6,889 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.