Since the launch of Ukraine’s agricultural land market, the total area of sold plots has exceeded one million hectares, according to the State Service of Ukraine for Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre (StateGeoCadastre), ProAgro Group reports.
From the effective lifting of the land sale moratorium on July 1, 2021, until March 3, 2026, a total of 334,800 purchase and sale transactions were concluded, covering 1.001 million hectares of agricultural land.
During this period, the average price per hectare increased by 96% in hryvnia terms and reached UAH 64,631 (about $1,501) at the beginning of 2026.
The highest number of transactions was recorded in Sumy (32.4 thousand), Poltava (31.5 thousand) and Vinnytsia (nearly 28 thousand) regions. The lowest activity was observed in Volyn (1.3 thousand), Rivne (1.35 thousand) and Zaporizhzhia (2.48 thousand) regions.
According to Head of the StateGeoCadastre Dmytro Makarenko, despite the impact of the full-scale war, the development of the land market has remained gradual and stable. Currently, about 3% of the country’s total agricultural land area is involved in market circulation, which corresponds to conservative European indicators.
At the same time, predictions about mass land sales after the market opening did not materialize. The one million hectares currently in economic circulation represent only 5.8% of the land previously restricted by the moratorium, and most of these plots are still leased.
Among the factors supporting market activity even during wartime, the StateGeoCadastre highlights the development of the agricultural sector, the use of land as an investment instrument, and the admission of legal entities to the land market from January 1, 2024.
The agency also expects further growth of key market indicators in 2026, including both the average land price and the number of transactions.
Earlier it was reported that Ukraine’s agricultural land market entered a more mature and predictable phase in 2025. Despite the ongoing war, it remained functional, while land prices continued to rise depending on security conditions, land quality and location.
