Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Uganda
Uganda: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0%
World rank
91st
of 225 countries
All-time high
15.1%
in 2009
All-time low
0.0%
in 2022
Years of data
53
1971–2023
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Uganda, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Uganda stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Uganda peaked at 15.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
That places Uganda 91st out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.2% | — |
| 1972 | 10.8% | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 10.0% | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 4.0% | -60.2% |
| 1975 | 5.4% | +37.1% |
| 1976 | 6.6% | +21.7% |
| 1977 | 6.6% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 6.9% | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 6.6% | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 7.0% | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 7.3% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 7.3% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 11.0% | +50.2% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 11.5% | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 12.1% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 11.4% | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 11.8% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 12.0% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 11.8% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 11.2% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | -38.1% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | -24.4% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -33.2% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | +19.7% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +36.4% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +30.8% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +35.2% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -20.6% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -34.6% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -40.9% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -50.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -66.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6%. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.6% | 4.0% | 11.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 7.0% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 3.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 4.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 2.1% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 4 |
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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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Uganda?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Uganda was 0.0% 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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Uganda rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Uganda ranks 91st out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.