Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Uganda
Uganda: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 1.92 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Uganda stood at 1.92 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Uganda peaked at 2.09 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8844 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
Uganda ranks 127th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9566 tonnes per hectare | 0.8844 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Uganda?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Uganda was 1.92 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8844 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Uganda rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Uganda ranks 127th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.