Ukraine: Employment in agriculture

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 Ukraine

Employment in agriculture, % of total employment

 Latest value 15.10
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1991 - 2021
 Average 18.67
 Min - Max 14.77 - 22.64
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2021 is 15.1 percent, a decline from 15.27 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 23.35 percent, based on data from 180 countries. Historically, the average for Ukraine from 1991 to 2021 is 18.67 percent. The minimum value, 14.77 percent, was reached in 2014 while the maximum of 22.64 percent was recorded in 1998. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Ukraine - Employment in agriculture - Recent values chart

Historical series
Ukraine - Employment in agriculture - historical chart - 1991-2021




Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).

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 GDP share of agriculture 7.41 2023 percent
 Agriculture value added 13.24 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Agricultural land 413,110 2021 sq. km.
 Crop production index 90.1 2022 index points
 Precipitation 565 2021 mm per year
 Arable land, percent of land area 56.8 2022 percent
 Cereal crop yield by hectar 4,614 2022 kg per hectar
 Food production index 87.8 2022 index points
 Fertilizer use 55.6 2022 kg per hectare of arable land
 Livestock production index 81.2 2022 index points
 Forest area, sq.km 97,020.0 2022 sq. km
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