Cocoa bean yields in Uganda
Uganda: Cocoa bean yields was 0.533 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cocoa bean 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
The most recent figure for cocoa bean yields in Uganda is 0.533 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Uganda peaked at 0.533 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0222 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Uganda 17th out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0333 tonnes per hectare | 0.0222 tonnes per hectare | 0.07 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0838 tonnes per hectare | 0.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.1205 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0762 tonnes per hectare | 0.046 tonnes per hectare | 0.1355 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1713 tonnes per hectare | 0.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.2672 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3134 tonnes per hectare | 0.2465 tonnes per hectare | 0.3542 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4301 tonnes per hectare | 0.3585 tonnes per hectare | 0.4814 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5145 tonnes per hectare | 0.4915 tonnes per hectare | 0.533 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 26.1% (2025)
- Rural population 34.97 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 68.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.95 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean yields in Uganda?
- Cocoa bean yields in Uganda was 0.533 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 cocoa bean yields recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.533 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0222 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Uganda ranks 17th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.