How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ukraine

Ukraine: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.0756 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0756 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 15.8%
World rank
189th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.9047 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
0.0653 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
32
1992–2023

How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ukraine, 1992–2023

00.20.40.60.811992200720231992: 0.905 metric tons per square kilometre1993: 0.632 metric tons per square kilometre1994: 0.554 metric tons per square kilometre1995: 0.736 metric tons per square kilometre1996: 0.761 metric tons per square kilometre1997: 0.689 metric tons per square kilometre1998: 0.847 metric tons per square kilometre1999: 0.764 metric tons per square kilometre2000: 0.73 metric tons per square kilometre2001: 0.59 metric tons per square kilometre2002: 0.512 metric tons per square kilometre2003: 0.489 metric tons per square kilometre2004: 0.429 metric tons per square kilometre2005: 0.512 metric tons per square kilometre2006: 0.412 metric tons per square kilometre2007: 0.42 metric tons per square kilometre2008: 0.446 metric tons per square kilometre2009: 0.423 metric tons per square kilometre2010: 0.402 metric tons per square kilometre2011: 0.351 metric tons per square kilometre2012: 0.307 metric tons per square kilometre2013: 0.392 metric tons per square kilometre2014: 0.289 metric tons per square kilometre2015: 0.246 metric tons per square kilometre2016: 0.168 metric tons per square kilometre2017: 0.196 metric tons per square kilometre2018: 0.164 metric tons per square kilometre2019: 0.173 metric tons per square kilometre2020: 0.152 metric tons per square kilometre2021: 0.138 metric tons per square kilometre2022: 0.065 metric tons per square kilometre2023: 0.076 metric tons per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ukraine is 0.0756 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 15.8% on the previous year and down 80.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ukraine peaked at 0.9047 metric tons per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0653 metric tons per square kilometre, in 2022.

Ukraine ranks 189th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ukraine, 1992 to 2023.
Year metric tons per square kilometre Change
1992 0.9047 metric tons per square kilometre —
1993 0.6316 metric tons per square kilometre -30.2%
1994 0.5541 metric tons per square kilometre -12.3%
1995 0.7357 metric tons per square kilometre +32.8%
1996 0.7615 metric tons per square kilometre +3.5%
1997 0.689 metric tons per square kilometre -9.5%
1998 0.8473 metric tons per square kilometre +23.0%
1999 0.7641 metric tons per square kilometre -9.8%
2000 0.7298 metric tons per square kilometre -4.5%
2001 0.5903 metric tons per square kilometre -19.1%
2002 0.512 metric tons per square kilometre -13.3%
2003 0.4889 metric tons per square kilometre -4.5%
2004 0.4291 metric tons per square kilometre -12.2%
2005 0.5124 metric tons per square kilometre +19.4%
2006 0.4115 metric tons per square kilometre -19.7%
2007 0.4201 metric tons per square kilometre +2.1%
2008 0.4461 metric tons per square kilometre +6.2%
2009 0.4226 metric tons per square kilometre -5.3%
2010 0.4019 metric tons per square kilometre -4.9%
2011 0.3513 metric tons per square kilometre -12.6%
2012 0.3075 metric tons per square kilometre -12.5%
2013 0.3916 metric tons per square kilometre +27.4%
2014 0.2892 metric tons per square kilometre -26.1%
2015 0.2464 metric tons per square kilometre -14.8%
2016 0.1679 metric tons per square kilometre -31.8%
2017 0.1962 metric tons per square kilometre +16.8%
2018 0.1641 metric tons per square kilometre -16.3%
2019 0.1732 metric tons per square kilometre +5.5%
2020 0.152 metric tons per square kilometre -12.3%
2021 0.138 metric tons per square kilometre -9.2%
2022 0.0653 metric tons per square kilometre -52.7%
2023 0.0756 metric tons per square kilometre +15.8%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 0.0756 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 0.0756 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5392 metric tons per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.736 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5541 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9047 metric tons per square kilometre 8
2000s 0.4963 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4115 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7298 metric tons per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.2689 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1641 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4019 metric tons per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1077 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0653 metric tons per square kilometre 0.152 metric tons per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 186 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0854 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  2. 187 South Sudan 0.0792 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  3. 188 Romania 0.0777 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  4. 190 Slovenia 0.0695 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  5. 191 Lesotho 0.0687 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  6. 192 Austria 0.0669 metric tons per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ukraine?
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ukraine was 0.0756 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 0.9047 metric tons per square kilometre in 1992.
What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0653 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022.
How does Ukraine rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Ukraine ranks 189th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ukraine data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
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How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.