Global meat production, per square kilometre in Uganda
Uganda: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global meat production, per square kilometre in Uganda is 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Uganda peaked at 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4496 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1962.
Uganda ranks 79th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Uganda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4611 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4496 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4505 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4536 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4614 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.478 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4918 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.503 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5277 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5619 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5833 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5832 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6145 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.624 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6403 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6565 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.7297 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7513 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7669 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7279 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7368 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7597 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7769 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7963 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8246 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6964 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7182 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7472 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8846 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1990 | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1991 | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.41 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 2.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 2.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.36 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 2.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 3.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 3.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6749 tonnes per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8164 tonnes per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +27.3% | 2.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4752 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4496 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5277 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6511 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5619 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7669 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7669 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6964 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8846 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 76 Slovakia 3.31 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 77 Tajikistan 3.26 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 78 Lithuania 3.21 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 80 Seychelles 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 81 Nepal 3.12 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 82 South Africa 2.99 tonnes per square kilometre 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 global meat production, per square kilometre in Uganda?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Uganda was 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4496 tonnes per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Uganda rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Uganda ranks 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.