Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Uganda
Uganda: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land was 0.048 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Uganda, 1961–2019
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Uganda is 0.048, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Uganda peaked at 0.048 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0052, in 1964.
That places Uganda 136th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0053 | — |
| 1962 | 0.0057 | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0054 | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0052 | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0056 | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 0.008 | +41.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0087 | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0095 | +9.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0099 | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0098 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0097 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0109 | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0119 | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0132 | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0126 | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0119 | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0157 | +31.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0155 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0237 | +52.9% |
| 1980 | 0.028 | +18.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0291 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0295 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0305 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0321 | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0363 | +13.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0344 | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0375 | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 0.037 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0368 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0362 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0355 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0354 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0345 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.034 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0334 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0326 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0322 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0313 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0306 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0295 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.029 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0285 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0274 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.028 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.029 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0294 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0294 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0362 | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0369 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0367 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0364 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0359 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0401 | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0414 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0425 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0471 | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0444 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0466 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.048 | +3.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.048 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0097, 4.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.048 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0218, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land 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 | +52.9% | 0.0155 | 0.0237 |
| 1966 | +41.2% | 0.0056 | 0.008 |
| 1977 | +31.9% | 0.0119 | 0.0157 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.007 | 0.0052 | 0.0099 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0135 | 0.0097 | 0.0237 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0331 | 0.028 | 0.0375 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0336 | 0.0306 | 0.0362 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0303 | 0.0274 | 0.0369 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0419 | 0.0359 | 0.048 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 133 Dominican Republic 0.0514 compare
- 134 Guinea 0.0498 compare
- 134 Sudan 0.0498 compare
- 137 Kazakhstan 0.0457 compare
- 138 Saudi Arabia 0.0428 compare
- 139 Somalia 0.0379 compare
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 farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Uganda?
- Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Uganda was 0.048 in 2019, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.048 in 2019.
- What is the lowest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0052 in 1964.
- How does Uganda rank for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
- Uganda ranks 136th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Farm machinery is measured in units of horsepower. This is divided by total agricultural land to give the average machinery use per hectare of agricultural land.