Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Uganda
Uganda: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.65 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Uganda is 1.65 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 28.9% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Uganda peaked at 2.31 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4755 ha per square kilometre, in 1980.
That places Uganda 12th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Uganda, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1969 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 1974 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1975 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1977 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6106 ha per square kilometre | -47.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4755 ha per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5505 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6006 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6206 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7407 ha per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6857 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8858 ha per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7407 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8959 ha per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9478 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9309 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9009 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9209 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9359 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9459 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9609 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9759 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9859 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9809 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9959 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 1.85 ha per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 2.04 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 2019 | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2023 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | -28.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -47.9% | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | 0.6106 ha per square kilometre |
| 2018 | -32.5% | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | 1.43 ha per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +31.8% | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | 1.85 ha per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +31.8% | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | 2.31 ha per square kilometre |
| 2023 | -28.9% | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | 1.65 ha per square kilometre |
| 1986 | +29.2% | 0.6857 ha per square kilometre | 0.8858 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 0.6106 ha per square kilometre | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7144 ha per square kilometre | 0.4755 ha per square kilometre | 0.9478 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9539 ha per square kilometre | 0.9009 ha per square kilometre | 1 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | 0.9959 ha per square kilometre | 1.85 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.97 ha per square kilometre | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 ha per square kilometre | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Uganda?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Uganda was 1.65 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4755 ha per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Uganda rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Uganda ranks 12th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested 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.