Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Uganda
Uganda: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 6.6 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Uganda is 6.6 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Uganda peaked at 6.84 An per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.96 An per square kilometre, in 1987.
Uganda ranks 31st of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Uganda, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.06 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.97 An per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 1.99 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.99 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.01 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 1.99 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 2.05 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 2.09 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 2.25 An per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 2.42 An per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 2.43 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 2.49 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 2.61 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 2.69 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 2.69 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 2.73 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 2.93 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 3 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 3.15 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 2.87 An per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 2.85 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 2.87 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.88 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.94 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 3 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 2 An per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 1.96 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 2.14 An per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 2.44 An per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 2.71 An per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 2.8 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 2.87 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 3.05 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 2.81 An per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 2.88 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 2.92 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.95 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 3.1 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 3.2 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 3.23 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 3.38 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 3.84 An per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 4.18 An per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 4.5 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 4.9 An per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 5.33 An per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 5.81 An per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 5.67 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.86 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 5.99 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 6.18 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 6.36 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 6.66 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 6.84 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 6.36 An per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 6.41 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.2 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 6.37 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 5.72 An per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 6.34 An per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 6.69 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 6.78 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 6.6 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 6.6 An per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.92 An per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 6.6 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.76 An per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -33.3% | 3 An per square kilometre | 2 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.04 An per square kilometre | 1.97 An per square kilometre | 2.25 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.71 An per square kilometre | 2.42 An per square kilometre | 3.15 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6 An per square kilometre | 1.96 An per square kilometre | 3 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.93 An per square kilometre | 2.71 An per square kilometre | 3.2 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.67 An per square kilometre | 3.23 An per square kilometre | 5.86 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.31 An per square kilometre | 5.72 An per square kilometre | 6.84 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6 An per square kilometre | 6.34 An per square kilometre | 6.78 An per square kilometre | 4 |
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 beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Uganda?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Uganda was 6.6 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.84 An per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 An per square kilometre in 1987.
- How does Uganda rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Uganda ranks 31st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.