Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Uganda
Uganda: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 178 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Uganda, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Uganda stood at 178. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Uganda peaked at 178 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 73, in 1980.
That places Uganda 47th out of 147 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 101 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 99 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 105 | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 117 | +11.4% |
| 1966 | 119 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 119 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 121 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 138 | +14.0% |
| 1970 | 122 | -11.6% |
| 1971 | 134 | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 126 | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 126 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 130 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 131 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 139 | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 127 | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 129 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 79 | -38.8% |
| 1980 | 73 | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 75 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 84 | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 87 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 91 | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 80 | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 90 | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 98 | +14.0% |
| 1989 | 109 | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 106 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 111 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 115 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 123 | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 131 | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 130 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 133 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 134 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 138 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 134 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 138 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 142 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 146 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 151 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 156 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 162 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 169 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 174 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 153 | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 158 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 167 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 172 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 176 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 177 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 178 | +0.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 178 is above the median for low income countries, which is 178, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 178 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 222, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use vs. yield change in cereal production 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 | -38.8% | 129 | 79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 113.22 | 99 | 138 | 9 |
| 1970s | 124.3 | 79 | 139 | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.3 | 73 | 109 | 10 |
| 1990s | 125.5 | 106 | 138 | 10 |
| 2000s | 154.9 | 138 | 174 | 10 |
| 2010s | 174 | 167 | 178 | 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 land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Uganda?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Uganda was 178 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 178 in 2014.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 in 1980.
- How does Uganda rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Uganda ranks 47th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).