Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Uganda
Uganda: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 7,287 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Uganda, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Uganda is 7,287 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Uganda peaked at 7,287 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,684 1000 No, in 2000.
That places Uganda 8th out of 139 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Uganda, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,684 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 2,756 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 2,818 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 2,891 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 3,036 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 3,195 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 3,269 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 3,362 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 3,462 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 3,564 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 3,653 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 4,474 1000 No | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 3,872 1000 No | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 5,556 1000 No | +43.5% |
| 2014 | 5,415 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 5,464 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 5,509 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5,550 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5,759 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 5,880 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 6,290 1000 No | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 6,728 1000 No | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 7,063 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 7,287 1000 No | +3.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 7,287 1000 No is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,161 1000 No, 6.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 7,287 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 567.97 1000 No, 12.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +43.5% | 3,872 1000 No | 5,556 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,104 1000 No | 2,684 1000 No | 3,564 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,113 1000 No | 3,653 1000 No | 5,880 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,842 1000 No | 6,290 1000 No | 7,287 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 5 Nigeria 12,633 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 10,304 1000 No compare
- 6 Pakistan 11,746 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 7,147 1000 No compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,748 1000 No compare
- 7 Ethiopia 11,463 1000 No compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,125 1000 No compare
- 9 Mozambique 5,750 1000 No compare
- 10 Kenya 5,634 1000 No compare
- 10 Melanesia 824.22 1000 No compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 752.27 1000 No compare
- 11 Madagascar 5,222 1000 No 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 employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Uganda?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Uganda was 7,287 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 7,287 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,684 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Uganda ranks 8th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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, published as part of Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.