Cow peas, dry — Production in Uganda
Uganda: Cow peas, dry — Production was 12,561 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cow peas, dry — Production in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, cow peas, dry — production in Uganda stood at 12,561 t.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cow peas, dry — production in Uganda peaked at 71,000 t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9,000 t, in 2008.
That places Uganda 24th out of 47 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.
Cow peas, dry — Production in Uganda, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 50,000 t | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 45,000 t | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 50,000 t | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 40,000 t | -20.0% |
| 1966 | 23,369 t | -41.6% |
| 1967 | 61,000 t | +161.0% |
| 1968 | 64,000 t | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 55,640 t | -13.1% |
| 1970 | 50,000 t | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 45,000 t | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 61,900 t | +37.6% |
| 1973 | 50,300 t | -18.7% |
| 1974 | 63,900 t | +27.0% |
| 1975 | 56,900 t | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 31,000 t | -45.5% |
| 1977 | 31,500 t | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 31,300 t | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 22,000 t | -29.7% |
| 1980 | 16,000 t | -27.3% |
| 1981 | 18,000 t | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 20,000 t | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 37,200 t | +86.0% |
| 1984 | 39,000 t | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 35,000 t | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 39,000 t | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 37,000 t | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 38,000 t | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 37,557 t | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 39,000 t | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 40,000 t | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 41,000 t | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 43,000 t | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 45,000 t | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 45,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 47,000 t | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 46,000 t | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 50,000 t | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 62,000 t | +24.0% |
| 2000 | 60,000 t | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 59,000 t | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 59,400 t | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 67,000 t | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 69,000 t | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 70,000 t | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 71,000 t | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 71,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9,000 t | -87.3% |
| 2009 | 11,000 t | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 12,000 t | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 12,360 t | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 10,135 t | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 12,670 t | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 12,683 t | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 12,696 t | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 11,433 t | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 12,714 t | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 12,441 t | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 12,367 t | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 12,760 t | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 12,523 t | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 12,550 t | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 12,611 t | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 12,561 t | -0.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 12,561 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 83,170 t, 15% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 12,561 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78,122 t, 16% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cow peas, dry — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +161.0% | 23,369 t | 61,000 t |
| 2008 | -87.3% | 71,000 t | 9,000 t |
| 1983 | +86.0% | 20,000 t | 37,200 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,223 t | 23,369 t | 64,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 44,380 t | 22,000 t | 63,900 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,676 t | 16,000 t | 39,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,800 t | 39,000 t | 62,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,640 t | 9,000 t | 71,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,150 t | 10,135 t | 12,714 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,601 t | 12,523 t | 12,760 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 21 Serbia 15,699 t compare
- 22 China 14,377 t compare
- 22 China, mainland 14,377 t compare
- 25 Sri Lanka 11,413 t compare
- 26 Mauritania 7,948 t compare
- 27 North Macedonia 7,658 t compare
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 cow peas, dry — production in Uganda?
- Cow peas, dry — production in Uganda was 12,561 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cow peas, dry — production recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 71,000 t in 2006.
- What is the lowest cow peas, dry — production recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,000 t in 2008.
- How does Uganda rank for cow peas, dry — production?
- Uganda ranks 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cow peas, dry — production rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Cow peas, dry — 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.