Cropland area in Uganda
Uganda: Cropland area was 9.10 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cropland area in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 9.10 million hectares for cropland area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in Uganda peaked at 9.10 million hectares in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.02 million hectares, in 1961.
Uganda ranks 33rd of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.64 million hectares | 4.02 million hectares | 4.95 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.33 million hectares | 4.98 million hectares | 5.61 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.35 million hectares | 5.68 million hectares | 6.75 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.01 million hectares | 6.85 million hectares | 7.15 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.11 million hectares | 7.40 million hectares | 8.80 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.08 million hectares | 8.95 million hectares | 9.10 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.10 million hectares | 9.10 million hectares | 9.10 million hectares | 4 |
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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 cropland area in Uganda?
- Cropland area in Uganda was 9.10 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland area recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 9.10 million hectares in 2012.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.02 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for cropland area?
- Uganda ranks 33rd out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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