Fish, Seafood — Food in Uganda
Uganda: Fish, Seafood — Food was 750 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fish, Seafood — Food in Uganda, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, fish, seafood — food in Uganda stood at 750 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fish, seafood — food in Uganda peaked at 750 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 455 1000 t, in 2012.
That places Uganda 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Fish, Seafood — Food in Uganda, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 459 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 483 1000 t | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 455 1000 t | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 470 1000 t | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 533 1000 t | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 474 1000 t | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 465 1000 t | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 464 1000 t | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 497 1000 t | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 652 1000 t | +31.2% |
| 2020 | 667 1000 t | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 750 1000 t | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 750 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 750 1000 t | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 750 1000 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 72 1000 t, 10.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 750 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93 1000 t, 8.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 495.2 1000 t | 455 1000 t | 652 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 729.25 1000 t | 667 1000 t | 750 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 28 Canada 818 1000 t compare
- 29 Ghana 798 1000 t compare
- 30 Australia and New Zealand 768 1000 t compare
- 32 Côte d'Ivoire 739 1000 t compare
- 32 Cote d'Ivoire 739 1000 t compare
- 34 China, Taiwan Province of 709 1000 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 fish, seafood — food in Uganda?
- Fish, seafood — food in Uganda was 750 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fish, seafood — food recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 750 1000 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest fish, seafood — food recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 455 1000 t in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for fish, seafood — food?
- Uganda ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fish, seafood — food rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.6%. 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 Fish, Seafood — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.