Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Uganda
Uganda: Ginger, raw — Area harvested was 355 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, ginger, raw — area harvested in Uganda stood at 355 ha.
That represents a change of down 24.8% on the previous year and up 655.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ginger, raw — area harvested in Uganda peaked at 472 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23 ha, in 1995.
That places Uganda 22nd out of 40 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.
Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Uganda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70 ha | — |
| 1991 | 55 ha | -21.4% |
| 1992 | 50 ha | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 90 ha | +80.0% |
| 1994 | 30 ha | -66.7% |
| 1995 | 23 ha | -23.3% |
| 1996 | 50 ha | +117.4% |
| 1997 | 48 ha | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 40 ha | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 50 ha | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 50 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 51 ha | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 51 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 51 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50 ha | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 49 ha | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 49 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50 ha | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 48 ha | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 45 ha | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 48 ha | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 50 ha | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 50 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49 ha | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 47 ha | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 47 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 46 ha | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 46 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 ha | +117.4% |
| 2019 | 199 ha | +99.0% |
| 2020 | 298 ha | +49.7% |
| 2021 | 324 ha | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 410 ha | +26.5% |
| 2023 | 472 ha | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 355 ha | -24.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 355 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 355 ha, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ginger, raw — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +117.4% | 23 ha | 50 ha |
| 2018 | +117.4% | 46 ha | 100 ha |
| 2019 | +99.0% | 100 ha | 199 ha |
| 1993 | +80.0% | 50 ha | 90 ha |
| 1994 | -66.7% | 90 ha | 30 ha |
| 2020 | +49.7% | 199 ha | 298 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.6 ha | 23 ha | 90 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.4 ha | 45 ha | 51 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2 ha | 46 ha | 199 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 371.8 ha | 298 ha | 472 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 ginger, raw — area harvested in Uganda?
- Ginger, raw — area harvested in Uganda was 355 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ginger, raw — area harvested recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 472 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest ginger, raw — area harvested recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 ha in 1995.
- How does Uganda rank for ginger, raw — area harvested?
- Uganda ranks 22nd out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ginger, raw — area harvested rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 655.3%. 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 Ginger, raw — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.