Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Uganda
Uganda: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 826,544 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava, fresh — area harvested in Uganda is 826,544 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Uganda peaked at 1.63 million ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 217,000 ha, in 1966.
That places Uganda 7th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Uganda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 317,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 264,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1963 | 286,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 240,000 ha | -16.1% |
| 1965 | 359,000 ha | +49.6% |
| 1966 | 217,000 ha | -39.6% |
| 1967 | 253,000 ha | +16.6% |
| 1968 | 227,000 ha | -10.3% |
| 1969 | 300,000 ha | +32.2% |
| 1970 | 539,000 ha | +79.7% |
| 1971 | 508,000 ha | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 375,000 ha | -26.2% |
| 1973 | 483,000 ha | +28.8% |
| 1974 | 485,000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 618,200 ha | +27.5% |
| 1976 | 512,200 ha | -17.1% |
| 1977 | 540,300 ha | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 528,600 ha | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 303,000 ha | -42.7% |
| 1980 | 302,000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 310,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 331,000 ha | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 372,000 ha | +12.4% |
| 1984 | 401,000 ha | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 299,769 ha | -25.2% |
| 1986 | 361,724 ha | +20.7% |
| 1987 | 345,000 ha | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 361,000 ha | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 392,096 ha | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 412,000 ha | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 389,000 ha | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 362,000 ha | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 369,000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 320,000 ha | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 332,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 335,000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 342,000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 356,000 ha | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 375,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 401,000 ha | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 390,000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 398,000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 405,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 407,000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 387,000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 379,000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 386,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 398,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 411,000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 490,819 ha | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 552,214 ha | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 851,000 ha | +54.1% |
| 2013 | 851,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 852,000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 852,340 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.03 million ha | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 1.22 million ha | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million ha | +33.6% |
| 2019 | 965,976 ha | -40.7% |
| 2020 | 758,218 ha | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 992,665 ha | +30.9% |
| 2022 | 1.01 million ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 901,376 ha | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 826,544 ha | -8.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 826,544 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 93,511 ha, 8.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 826,544 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95,885 ha, 8.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +79.7% | 300,000 ha | 539,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 273,667 ha | 217,000 ha | 359,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 489,230 ha | 303,000 ha | 618,200 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 347,559 ha | 299,769 ha | 401,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 359,200 ha | 320,000 ha | 412,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 396,200 ha | 379,000 ha | 411,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 929,126 ha | 490,819 ha | 1.63 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 896,987 ha | 758,218 ha | 1.01 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 4 Angola 1.09 million ha compare
- 5 Ghana 1.08 million ha compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 1.64 million ha compare
- 6 Mozambique 926,390 ha compare
- 6 Viet Nam 516,694 ha compare
- 8 Cambodia 598,220 ha compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 295,000 ha compare
- 9 Indonesia 553,450 ha compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 32,311 ha compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 29,897 ha compare
- 10 Cameroon 466,886 ha compare
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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Uganda?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Uganda was 826,544 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 217,000 ha in 1966.
- How does Uganda rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Uganda ranks 7th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, published as part of Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.