Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Uganda
Uganda: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 2.95 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.95 million hectares
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
44th
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.05 million hectares
in 2018
All-time low
723,000 hectares
in 1980
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Uganda is 2.95 million hectares, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Uganda peaked at 3.05 million hectares in 2018 and was at its lowest, 723,000 hectares, in 1980.
Uganda ranks 44th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Uganda, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 992,094 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 998,093 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 984,982 hectares | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 1.04 million hectares | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 1.16 million hectares | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 1.18 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 1.19 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 1.20 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 1.37 million hectares | +13.9% |
| 1970 | 1.21 million hectares | -11.5% |
| 1971 | 1.33 million hectares | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 1.25 million hectares | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 1.25 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.29 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 1.29 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.38 million hectares | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 1.26 million hectares | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 1.28 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 787,000 hectares | -38.4% |
| 1980 | 723,000 hectares | -8.1% |
| 1981 | 746,000 hectares | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 835,000 hectares | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 865,000 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 906,000 hectares | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 796,853 hectares | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 895,624 hectares | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 854,620 hectares | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 972,000 hectares | +13.7% |
| 1989 | 1.08 million hectares | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 1.05 million hectares | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.10 million hectares | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 1.14 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.22 million hectares | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 1.29 million hectares | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 1.29 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.32 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.33 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.37 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.33 million hectares | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.37 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.41 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.45 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.50 million hectares | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.55 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.60 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.68 million hectares | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.73 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.71 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.57 million hectares | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 1.65 million hectares | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 1.70 million hectares | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.75 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.76 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.76 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.78 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.74 million hectares | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.00 million hectares | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 3.05 million hectares | +52.1% |
| 2019 | 2.23 million hectares | -26.9% |
| 2020 | 2.49 million hectares | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 2.22 million hectares | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 2.81 million hectares | +26.9% |
| 2023 | 2.92 million hectares | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 2.95 million hectares | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 million hectares | 984,982 hectares | 1.37 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.23 million hectares | 787,000 hectares | 1.38 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 867,318 hectares | 723,000 hectares | 1.08 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | 1.73 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | 3.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.68 million hectares | 2.22 million hectares | 2.95 million hectares | 5 |
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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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Uganda?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Uganda was 2.95 million hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.05 million hectares in 2018.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 723,000 hectares in 1980.
- How does Uganda rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Uganda ranks 44th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.8%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.