Cereal yields in Uganda
Uganda: Cereal yields was 1.92 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.92 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
127th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2015
All-time low
0.8844 tonnes per hectare
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yields 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
Uganda recorded 1.92 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Uganda peaked at 2.09 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8844 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
That places Uganda 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Uganda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9023 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.9037 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9266 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8844 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9105 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9089 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.9131 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 1969 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 1971 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 1972 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +25.1% |
| 1976 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +33.4% |
| 1980 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +23.6% |
| 1984 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -35.6% |
| 1985 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +41.0% |
| 1986 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 1987 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 1988 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -23.3% |
| 1997 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +25.3% |
| 1999 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.92 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.16 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.92 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
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 |
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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 yields in Uganda?
- Cereal yields 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 yields recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8844 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Uganda rank for cereal yields?
- Uganda ranks 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.