Uganda vs Zambia: Sorghum yields
Uganda
0.7031 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zambia
0.6332 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uganda rank
93rd
Zambia rank
96th
Sorghum yields over time
- Uganda
- Zambia
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.7031 tonnes per hectare against 0.6332 tonnes per hectare in Zambia, a difference of 0.0699 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.
Uganda ranks 93rd and Zambia ranks 96th of 114 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9671 tonnes per hectare | 0.6302 tonnes per hectare | 0.337 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
| 1970s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.554 tonnes per hectare | 0.753 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
| 1980s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 0.6776 tonnes per hectare | 0.8919 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
| 1990s | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.6275 tonnes per hectare | 0.7875 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
| 2000s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 0.6712 tonnes per hectare | 0.7008 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.7963 tonnes per hectare | 0.2166 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.8556 tonnes per hectare | 0.6001 tonnes per hectare | 0.2556 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Uganda or Zambia?
- Uganda, at 0.7031 tonnes per hectare against 0.6332 tonnes per hectare in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Uganda and Zambia?
- 0.0699 tonnes per hectare, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Uganda ranks 93rd and Zambia ranks 96th of 114 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sorghum yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.