Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Uganda
Uganda: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 119.44 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 119.44 for food — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Uganda peaked at 246.43 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 91.6, in 2016.
That places Uganda 23rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 168.83 | — |
| 1962 | 170.84 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 180.67 | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 180.45 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 150.96 | -16.3% |
| 1966 | 153.07 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 173.78 | +13.5% |
| 1968 | 181.18 | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 200.27 | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 243.36 | +21.5% |
| 1971 | 230.18 | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 228.53 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 226.99 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 237.35 | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 246.43 | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 222.15 | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 219.43 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 213.85 | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 154.62 | -27.7% |
| 1980 | 148.32 | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 154.68 | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 166.48 | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 168.8 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 155.08 | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 154.36 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 150.27 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 153.11 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 155.09 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 159.78 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 160.35 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 157.58 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 149.91 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 154.45 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 150.69 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 152.42 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 147.35 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 144.67 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 150.59 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 152.41 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 149.19 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 154.18 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 156.77 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 154.66 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 150.9 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 146.33 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 140.68 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 142.92 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 107.49 | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 109.44 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 108.89 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 106.22 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 104.61 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 104.67 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 104.57 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 103.83 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 91.6 | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 97.11 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 107.82 | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 107.85 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 121.99 | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 122.74 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 126.5 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 124.7 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 119.44 | -4.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 119.44 is above the median for low income countries, which is 98.03, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 119.44 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.61, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -27.7% | 213.85 | 154.62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 173.34 | 150.96 | 200.27 | 9 |
| 1970s | 222.29 | 154.62 | 246.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 156.6 | 148.32 | 168.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 152.04 | 144.67 | 160.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 141.26 | 107.49 | 156.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.72 | 91.6 | 108.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 123.07 | 119.44 | 126.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1771 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2805 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Uganda?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Uganda was 119.44 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 246.43 in 1975.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.6 in 2016.
- How does Uganda rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Uganda ranks 23rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.