Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Uganda
Uganda: Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 159.21 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross production index number in Uganda stood at 159.21.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Uganda peaked at 161.7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.37, in 1961.
That places Uganda 8th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.37 | — |
| 1962 | 36.84 | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 40.13 | +8.9% |
| 1964 | 41.29 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 35.6 | -13.8% |
| 1966 | 37.22 | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 43.58 | +17.1% |
| 1968 | 46.88 | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 53.45 | +14.0% |
| 1970 | 66.94 | +25.2% |
| 1971 | 65.14 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 66.3 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 67.42 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 72.27 | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 77 | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 71.27 | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 72.28 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 72.34 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 53.58 | -25.9% |
| 1980 | 52.48 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 55.88 | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 61.55 | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 63.98 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 60.37 | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 61.8 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 61.95 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 65.1 | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 68.08 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 72.44 | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 75.08 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 76.25 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 75.05 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 80.04 | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 80.75 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 83.95 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 83.37 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 84.27 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 90.36 | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 94.46 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 95.43 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 101.68 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 106.68 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 108.62 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 109.2 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 109.05 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 107.96 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 112.94 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 87.48 | -22.5% |
| 2009 | 91.74 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 94 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 94.42 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.73 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 98.57 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 101.43 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 103.85 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 94.72 | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 103.98 | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 119.44 | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 123.59 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 144.54 | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 150.18 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 159.5 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 161.7 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 159.21 | -1.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 159.21 is above the median for low income countries, which is 121.5, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 159.21 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 120.09, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food — Gross 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 | -25.9% | 72.34 | 53.58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.15 | 35.37 | 53.45 | 9 |
| 1970s | 68.45 | 53.58 | 77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.36 | 52.48 | 72.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.36 | 75.05 | 94.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.08 | 87.48 | 112.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.97 | 94 | 123.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 155.03 | 144.54 | 161.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 5 Dominican Republic 173.21 compare
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 128.86 compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 167.27 compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 122.26 compare
- 7 Niger 160.73 compare
- 8 Micronesia (Federated States of) 120.64 compare
- 9 Guinea 156.85 compare
- 10 Central African Republic 153.98 compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 118.46 compare
- 11 Qatar 152.15 compare
- 11 Viet Nam 118.27 compare
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 production index number in Uganda?
- Food — gross production index number in Uganda was 159.21 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 161.7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.37 in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for food — gross production index number?
- Uganda ranks 8th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. 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 Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.