Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Uganda
Uganda: Cotton lint, ginned — Production was 41,905 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, cotton lint, ginned — production in Uganda stood at 41,905 t.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and up 154.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — production in Uganda peaked at 86,400 t in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4,100 t, in 1980.
That places Uganda 31st out of 103 countries with data for 2023, 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 | 67,999 t | 33,700 t | 80,639 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 46,510 t | 6,100 t | 86,400 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,758 t | 4,100 t | 16,579 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,404 t | 5,900 t | 17,418 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,569 t | 12,767 t | 25,500 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,620 t | 16,500 t | 47,577 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,226 t | 41,905 t | 47,000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 28 United Republic of Tanzania 54,000 t compare
- 29 Chad 49,000 t compare
- 30 Sudan 43,500 t compare
- 32 Spain 40,500 t compare
- 33 Afghanistan 40,410 t compare
- 34 Syrian Arab Republic 32,846 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture share gdp 26.13 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 26.13 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 68.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 34.97 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 560,000 t (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint, ginned — production in Uganda?
- Cotton lint, ginned — production in Uganda was 41,905 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 86,400 t in 1970.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,100 t in 1980.
- How does Uganda rank for cotton lint, ginned — production?
- Uganda ranks 31st out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — production rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.0%. 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, published as part of Cotton lint, ginned — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and 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 or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.