Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0271 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Uganda stood at 0.0271 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.0365 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 tonnes per person, in 1978.
That places Uganda 174th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -37.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +102.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -30.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +118.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -44.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | +77.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -46.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -76.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +103.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -78.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -61.0% |
| 1979 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +534.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +306.8% |
| 1981 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -25.6% |
| 1982 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +66.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -58.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -48.3% |
| 1986 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +48.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +40.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +145.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | +28.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | +35.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | +91.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | -23.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | -30.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | +27.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -64.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | +200.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0128 tonnes per person | +31.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | +57.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0217 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.022 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.017 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0244 tonnes per person | +26.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | +21.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0257 tonnes per person | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0242 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0263 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0365 tonnes per person | +38.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0294 tonnes per person | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0271 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0271 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0407 tonnes per person, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0271 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 32% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +534.5% | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person |
| 1980 | +306.8% | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0041 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0063 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.005 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0135 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0152 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.022 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0219 tonnes per person | 0.017 tonnes per person | 0.0257 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0298 tonnes per person | 0.0263 tonnes per person | 0.0365 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Uganda?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Uganda was 0.0271 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0365 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 tonnes per person in 1978.
- How does Uganda rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 174th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.