Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 43 percent in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Ukraine, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2021, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Ukraine stood at 43 percent.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Ukraine peaked at 50 percent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 40 percent, in 2013.
Ukraine ranks 86th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 50 percent | — |
| 2002 | 49 percent | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 48 percent | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 47 percent | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 45 percent | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 44 percent | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 42 percent | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 41 percent | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 41 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40 percent | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 42 percent | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 44 percent | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 47 percent | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 46 percent | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 44 percent | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 42 percent | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 43 percent | +2.4% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 43 percent is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42 percent, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 43 percent is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.5 percent, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.33 percent | 41 percent | 50 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 42.8 percent | 40 percent | 47 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.5 percent | 42 percent | 43 percent | 2 |
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More energy & mining data for Ukraine
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 12.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Ukraine?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Ukraine was 43 percent in 2021, 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 calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 50 percent in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 percent in 2013.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Ukraine ranks 86th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.