Change of cereal yield vs land used in Uganda
Uganda: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 1.92 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.92
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
127th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.09
in 2015
All-time low
0.8844
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, change of cereal yield vs land used in Uganda stood at 1.92.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Uganda peaked at 2.09 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8844, in 1964.
Uganda ranks 127th of 186 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.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9023 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9037 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9266 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8844 | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9105 | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9089 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.9131 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 1.07 | +17.7% |
| 1969 | 1.19 | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 1.36 | +14.9% |
| 1971 | 1.09 | -20.2% |
| 1972 | 1.23 | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 1.17 | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 1.08 | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 1.35 | +25.1% |
| 1976 | 1.22 | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 1.21 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.21 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.61 | +33.4% |
| 1980 | 1.49 | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 1.56 | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 1.31 | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 1.62 | +23.6% |
| 1984 | 1.04 | -35.6% |
| 1985 | 1.47 | +41.0% |
| 1986 | 1.18 | -19.6% |
| 1987 | 1.43 | +20.8% |
| 1988 | 1.44 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.52 | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 1.5 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.43 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 1.53 | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 1.54 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.5 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.57 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 1.2 | -23.3% |
| 1997 | 1.22 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.53 | +25.3% |
| 1999 | 1.63 | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 1.54 | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 1.64 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 1.64 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.68 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.47 | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 1.57 | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 1.52 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.53 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.83 | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 2.04 | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 1.98 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.06 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.03 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.08 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.09 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.88 | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 1.7 | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 1.34 | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 1.4 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 1.62 | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 1.91 | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 1.96 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.96 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.92 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9566 | 0.8844 | 1.19 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.25 | 1.08 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.41 | 1.04 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.47 | 1.2 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 | 1.47 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 | 1.34 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 | 1.62 | 1.96 | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Uganda?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Uganda was 1.92 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 in 2015.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8844 in 1964.
- How does Uganda rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Uganda ranks 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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