How does Uganda rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp?

Uganda ranks 44th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.

Is agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uganda?

Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP in Uganda

Name: Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP in Uganda
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Uganda: Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP was 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 13.0%

World rank

44th

of 188 countries

All-time high

0.0213 hectares per US$ of GDP

in 1960

All-time low

0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Years of data

1960–2025

Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP in Uganda, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp in Uganda is 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp in Uganda peaked at 0.0213 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

That places Uganda 44th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP in Uganda, 1960 to 2025.
Year	hectares per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0213 hectares per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0204 hectares per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1962	0.0203 hectares per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1963	0.0179 hectares per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
1964	0.0168 hectares per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1965	0.0112 hectares per US$ of GDP	-33.4%
1966	0.0107 hectares per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1967	0.0102 hectares per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1968	0.0096 hectares per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1969	0.0085 hectares per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1970	0.0079 hectares per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
1971	0.0071 hectares per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
1972	0.0068 hectares per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1973	0.006 hectares per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
1974	0.0049 hectares per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
1975	0.0044 hectares per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1976	0.0043 hectares per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1977	0.0036 hectares per US$ of GDP	-16.7%
1978	0.0044 hectares per US$ of GDP	+22.2%
1979	0.005 hectares per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
1980	0.0086 hectares per US$ of GDP	+73.0%
1981	0.008 hectares per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1982	0.005 hectares per US$ of GDP	-38.1%
1983	0.005 hectares per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1984	0.0032 hectares per US$ of GDP	-36.9%
1985	0.0033 hectares per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1986	0.003 hectares per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1987	0.0019 hectares per US$ of GDP	-37.4%
1988	0.0018 hectares per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1989	0.0022 hectares per US$ of GDP	+23.8%
1990	0.0028 hectares per US$ of GDP	+23.6%
1991	0.0036 hectares per US$ of GDP	+30.3%
1992	0.0042 hectares per US$ of GDP	+16.4%
1993	0.0038 hectares per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
1994	0.003 hectares per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
1995	0.0021 hectares per US$ of GDP	-30.6%
1996	0.002 hectares per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1997	0.0019 hectares per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1998	0.0019 hectares per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1999	0.002 hectares per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
2000	0.002 hectares per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2001	0.0022 hectares per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
2002	0.0021 hectares per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2003	0.002 hectares per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2004	0.0017 hectares per US$ of GDP	-15.8%
2005	0.0014 hectares per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
2006	0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2007	0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP	-14.9%
2008	0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
2009	0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP	-41.7%
2010	0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2011	0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2012	0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
2013	0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2014	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
2015	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2016	0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP	+10.9%
2017	0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2018	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2019	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2020	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2021	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2022	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
2023	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2024	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
2025	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	-13.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1980	+73.0%	0.005 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0086 hectares per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0147 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0085 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0213 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0054 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0036 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0079 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0042 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0018 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0086 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0027 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0019 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0042 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0015 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0022 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Uganda

41 Senegal 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
42 Nigeria 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
43 Gambia 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
45 Eswatini 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
46 Nicaragua 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
47 Myanmar 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Uganda

Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1771 hectares per person (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2805 hectares per person (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp in Uganda?: Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp in Uganda was 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp recorded in Uganda?: The highest recorded value was 0.0213 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1960.
What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp recorded in Uganda?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does Uganda rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp?: Uganda ranks 44th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
Is agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uganda?: Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uganda data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Agricultural area over the long-term divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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Indicator: Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP
Unit: hectares per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 188 places, 10,765 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

Agricultural area over the long-term divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.