Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Uganda
Uganda: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 26.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Uganda, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Uganda is 26.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Uganda peaked at 73.7% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2008.
Uganda ranks 20th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.9% | — |
| 1961 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 49.2% | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 47.5% | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 47.2% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 49.1% | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 48.0% | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 45.8% | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 44.4% | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 45.4% | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 51.0% | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 54.0% | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 54.5% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 58.6% | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 60.5% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 70.6% | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 71.9% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 73.3% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 73.7% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 65.2% | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 71.8% | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 58.3% | -18.7% |
| 1982 | 50.2% | -13.9% |
| 1983 | 53.1% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 49.8% | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 48.4% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 53.1% | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 54.8% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 54.3% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 53.3% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 49.4% | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 48.2% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 46.2% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 45.3% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 41.0% | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 38.1% | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 38.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 34.8% | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | -20.9% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | +63.1% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 26.1% | +6.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 26.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 29.4%, 89% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 26.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +63.1% | 21.4% | 34.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.6% | 44.4% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.3% | 51.0% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.8% | 48.4% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.3% | 34.8% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 21.4% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 22.7% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 23.8% | 26.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Uganda?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Uganda was 26.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 1978.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2008.
- How does Uganda rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Uganda ranks 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.