Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Uganda
Uganda: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 6,696 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 6,696 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Uganda peaked at 6,696 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,492 1000 No, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 11th of 139 countries on this measure, 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 | 2,492 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 2,558 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2,614 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 2,699 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 2,872 1000 No | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 3,047 1000 No | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 3,183 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 3,340 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 3,511 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 3,685 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 3,514 1000 No | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 4,064 1000 No | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 3,792 1000 No | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 5,041 1000 No | +32.9% |
| 2014 | 4,751 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 4,823 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 4,927 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 5,019 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 5,018 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,836 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 5,541 1000 No | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 6,227 1000 No | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 6,525 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 6,696 1000 No | +2.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 6,696 1000 No is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,356 1000 No, 2.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 6,696 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 910.18 1000 No, 7.4× 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 | +32.9% | 3,792 1000 No | 5,041 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,000 1000 No | 2,492 1000 No | 3,685 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,579 1000 No | 3,514 1000 No | 5,041 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,247 1000 No | 5,541 1000 No | 6,696 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 8 Philippines 7,921 1000 No compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,209 1000 No compare
- 9 Thailand 7,349 1000 No compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,284 1000 No compare
- 10 Myanmar 6,750 1000 No compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 878.24 1000 No compare
- 12 Brazil 6,577 1000 No compare
- 12 Melanesia 864.07 1000 No compare
- 13 Mexico 5,880 1000 No compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 155.35 1000 No compare
- 14 Madagascar 5,696 1000 No compare
- 14 Polynesia 21.07 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 6,696 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 6,696 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 2,492 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Uganda ranks 11th 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 32.8%. 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 — Male — 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.