Agricultural land use in Uganda
Uganda: Agricultural land use was 14.41 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land use in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use in Uganda stood at 14.41 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in Uganda peaked at 14.41 million hectares in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.02 million hectares, in 1961.
Uganda ranks 59th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.64 million hectares | 9.02 million hectares | 9.95 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.33 million hectares | 9.98 million hectares | 10.61 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.40 million hectares | 10.68 million hectares | 11.86 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.12 million hectares | 11.96 million hectares | 12.26 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.27 million hectares | 12.51 million hectares | 14.12 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.39 million hectares | 14.27 million hectares | 14.41 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.41 million hectares | 14.41 million hectares | 14.41 million hectares | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 26.1% (2025)
- Rural population 34.97 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 68.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.95 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use in Uganda?
- Agricultural land use in Uganda was 14.41 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 14.41 million hectares in 2012.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.02 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for agricultural land use?
- Uganda ranks 59th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.