Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Uganda
Uganda: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 97,002 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 97,002 ha for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Uganda peaked at 1.12 million ha in 1972 and was at its lowest, 53,002 ha, in 2013.
That places Uganda 35th out of 133 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 843,140 ha | 732,400 ha | 908,333 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 723,194 ha | 405,000 ha | 1.12 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 163,790 ha | 98,900 ha | 312,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 140,400 ha | 69,000 ha | 250,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 157,601 ha | 70,002 ha | 250,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,202 ha | 53,002 ha | 160,002 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 97,002 ha | 94,002 ha | 99,002 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 32 Sri Lanka 107,642 ha compare
- 33 Kazakhstan 106,411 ha compare
- 34 Mozambique 105,447 ha compare
- 36 Afghanistan 91,205 ha compare
- 37 Egypt 90,988 ha compare
- 38 Azerbaijan 81,869 ha 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Uganda?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Uganda was 97,002 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 million ha in 1972.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,002 ha in 2013.
- How does Uganda rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Uganda ranks 35th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.7%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested. 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.