Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Uganda
Uganda: Cereal yield (kg per hectare) was 1,920 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield in Uganda is 1,920 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Uganda peaked at 2,087 kg per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 884.4 kg per hectare, in 1964.
Uganda ranks 124th of 181 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.
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 902.3 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 903.7 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 926.6 kg per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 884.4 kg per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 910.5 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 908.9 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 913.1 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 1,074 kg per hectare | +17.7% |
| 1969 | 1,186 kg per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 1,363 kg per hectare | +14.9% |
| 1971 | 1,088 kg per hectare | -20.2% |
| 1972 | 1,228 kg per hectare | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 1,174 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 1,080 kg per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 1,351 kg per hectare | +25.1% |
| 1976 | 1,217 kg per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 1,205 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 1,210 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1,614 kg per hectare | +33.4% |
| 1980 | 1,491 kg per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 1,562 kg per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 1,309 kg per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 1,617 kg per hectare | +23.6% |
| 1984 | 1,042 kg per hectare | -35.6% |
| 1985 | 1,470 kg per hectare | +41.0% |
| 1986 | 1,181 kg per hectare | -19.6% |
| 1987 | 1,428 kg per hectare | +20.8% |
| 1988 | 1,438 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 1,516 kg per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 1,498 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 1,434 kg per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 1,530 kg per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 1,541 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1,495 kg per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 1,571 kg per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 1,205 kg per hectare | -23.3% |
| 1997 | 1,218 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1,526 kg per hectare | +25.3% |
| 1999 | 1,634 kg per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 1,539 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 1,641 kg per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 1,639 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,678 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1,468 kg per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 1,574 kg per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 1,523 kg per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1,526 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,828 kg per hectare | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 2,039 kg per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 1,978 kg per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 2,057 kg per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 2,029 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1,998 kg per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2,081 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2,087 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,880 kg per hectare | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 1,704 kg per hectare | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 1,338 kg per hectare | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 1,401 kg per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 1,617 kg per hectare | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 1,908 kg per hectare | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 1,965 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1,958 kg per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,920 kg per hectare | -2.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1,920 kg per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,163 kg per hectare, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1,920 kg per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,342 kg per hectare, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 956.61 kg per hectare | 884.4 kg per hectare | 1,186 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,253 kg per hectare | 1,080 kg per hectare | 1,614 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,405 kg per hectare | 1,042 kg per hectare | 1,617 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,465 kg per hectare | 1,205 kg per hectare | 1,634 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,645 kg per hectare | 1,468 kg per hectare | 2,039 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,855 kg per hectare | 1,338 kg per hectare | 2,087 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,874 kg per hectare | 1,617 kg per hectare | 1,965 kg per hectare | 5 |
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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 cereal yield in Uganda?
- Cereal yield in Uganda was 1,920 kg per hectare in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2,087 kg per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 884.4 kg per hectare in 1964.
- How does Uganda rank for cereal yield?
- Uganda ranks 124th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield 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 FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.