What is land area in Ukraine?

Land area in Ukraine was 579,400 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Ukraine?

The highest recorded value was 579,400 sq. km in 2018.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Ukraine?

The lowest recorded value was 579,290 sq. km in 2014.

How does Ukraine rank for land area?

Ukraine ranks 46th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Ukraine?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Ukraine data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Ukraine

Name: Land area in Ukraine
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Ukraine: Land area was 579,400 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

579,400 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

46th

of 216 countries

All-time high

579,400 sq. km

in 2018

All-time low

579,290 sq. km

in 2014

Years of data

1992–2023

Land area in Ukraine, 1992–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Ukraine is 579,400 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Ukraine peaked at 579,400 sq. km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 579,290 sq. km, in 2014.

Ukraine ranks 46th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	579,350 sq. km	579,350 sq. km	579,350 sq. km	8
2000s	579,343 sq. km	579,320 sq. km	579,380 sq. km	10
2010s	579,325 sq. km	579,290 sq. km	579,400 sq. km	10
2020s	579,400 sq. km	579,400 sq. km	579,400 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Ukraine

43 Central African Republic 622,980 sq. km compare
44 Madagascar 581,800 sq. km compare
45 Kenya 580,876 sq. km compare
47 Botswana 566,730 sq. km compare
48 France 538,950 sq. km compare
49 Yemen 527,970 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Ukraine

Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Rural population 30.4% (2025)
Rural population growth 2.7% (2025)
Rural population 11.85 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.6% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.22 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 10.81 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 5,148 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 55.65 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Ukraine?: Land area in Ukraine was 579,400 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Ukraine?: The highest recorded value was 579,400 sq. km in 2018.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Ukraine?: The lowest recorded value was 579,290 sq. km in 2014.
How does Ukraine rank for land area?: Ukraine ranks 46th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Ukraine?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ukraine data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.