Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Uganda
Uganda: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) was 0.0066 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Uganda is 0.0066 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.0307 ha per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 ha per person, in 2024.
Uganda ranks 27th of 103 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0305 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0297 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.03 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0291 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0294 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0307 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0294 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0259 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0245 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0242 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0275 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0267 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0199 ha per person | -25.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0234 ha per person | +17.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0207 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0177 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0189 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0184 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0094 ha per person | -49.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0072 ha per person | -23.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0081 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0086 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0087 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0101 ha per person | +16.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0091 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0114 ha per person | +25.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0093 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0109 ha per person | +17.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0111 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0106 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0099 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0098 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0096 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0094 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0093 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0092 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.009 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0089 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0084 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0083 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0084 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0083 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0082 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0081 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.008 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.008 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0079 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0092 ha per person | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0117 ha per person | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0122 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0123 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0123 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0119 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0116 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0114 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0109 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0106 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 ha per person | -34.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0074 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0074 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0077 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0098 ha per person | +27.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0068 ha per person | -30.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0066 ha per person | -2.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0066 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0171 ha per person, 39% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0066 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0088 ha per person, 75% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) 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 | -49.1% | 0.0184 ha per person | 0.0094 ha per person |
| 2018 | -34.8% | 0.0106 ha per person | 0.0069 ha per person |
| 2023 | -30.8% | 0.0098 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person |
| 2009 | +28.0% | 0.0092 ha per person | 0.0117 ha per person |
| 2022 | +27.9% | 0.0077 ha per person | 0.0098 ha per person |
| 1986 | +25.5% | 0.0091 ha per person | 0.0114 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0288 ha per person | 0.0245 ha per person | 0.0307 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0207 ha per person | 0.0094 ha per person | 0.0275 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0095 ha per person | 0.0072 ha per person | 0.0114 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0094 ha per person | 0.0084 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.0079 ha per person | 0.0117 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0107 ha per person | 0.0069 ha per person | 0.0123 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0077 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.0098 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Uganda?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Uganda was 0.0066 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0307 ha per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 27th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. 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 Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.