Cereal seed quantity in Uganda
Uganda: Cereal seed quantity was 64,948 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011. ▲ Rising
Cereal seed quantity in Uganda, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, metric tonnes.
Analysis
In 2011, cereal seed quantity in Uganda stood at 64,948 FAO, metric tonnes. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal seed quantity in Uganda peaked at 64,948 FAO, metric tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21,465 FAO, metric tonnes, in 1979.
Uganda ranks 18th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,918 FAO, metric tonnes | 27,006 FAO, metric tonnes | 38,090 FAO, metric tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 34,538 FAO, metric tonnes | 21,465 FAO, metric tonnes | 40,896 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,929 FAO, metric tonnes | 21,920 FAO, metric tonnes | 32,951 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,655 FAO, metric tonnes | 34,448 FAO, metric tonnes | 44,630 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,568 FAO, metric tonnes | 45,985 FAO, metric tonnes | 63,020 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,948 FAO, metric tonnes | 64,948 FAO, metric tonnes | 64,948 FAO, metric tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 15 South Africa 80,403 FAO, metric tonnes compare
- 16 Guinea 70,730 FAO, metric tonnes compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 67,641 FAO, metric tonnes compare
- 19 Sierra Leone 63,412 FAO, metric tonnes compare
- 20 Cameroon 63,261 FAO, metric tonnes compare
- 21 Mozambique 59,887 FAO, metric tonnes 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 26.13 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 26.13 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal seed quantity in Uganda?
- Cereal seed quantity in Uganda was 64,948 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest cereal seed quantity recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 64,948 FAO, metric tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereal seed quantity recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,465 FAO, metric tonnes in 1979.
- How does Uganda rank for cereal seed quantity?
- Uganda ranks 18th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is cereal seed quantity rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.