Agricultural land use, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.2963 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use, per capita in Uganda stood at 0.2963 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Uganda peaked at 1.15 hectares per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.2963 hectares per person, in 2023.
Uganda ranks 120th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.15 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.13 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 1.11 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 1.15 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 1.12 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 1.08 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 1.05 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 1.02 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9935 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9669 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.9446 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.9278 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9135 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8984 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8876 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8754 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8526 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.836 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.816 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8045 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7937 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7813 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7945 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7873 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7721 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.764 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7407 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7175 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6973 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6808 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6627 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6416 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6213 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6018 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5866 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5733 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5569 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5437 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5272 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5213 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5097 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5018 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4976 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4884 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4743 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4676 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4608 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4556 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4488 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4404 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4307 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4198 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4079 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3961 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3841 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3715 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3588 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3468 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3352 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3242 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.314 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3047 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2963 hectares per person | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 hectares per person | 0.9935 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8919 hectares per person | 0.816 hectares per person | 0.9669 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7653 hectares per person | 0.6973 hectares per person | 0.8045 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5996 hectares per person | 0.5272 hectares per person | 0.6808 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4826 hectares per person | 0.4488 hectares per person | 0.5213 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3891 hectares per person | 0.3352 hectares per person | 0.4404 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3098 hectares per person | 0.2963 hectares per person | 0.3242 hectares per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Uganda?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Uganda was 0.2963 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 hectares per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2963 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Uganda rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 120th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.