Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.046 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Uganda is 0.046 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.0597 ha per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0192 ha per person, in 1963.
Uganda ranks 23rd of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0227 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0211 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0192 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0225 ha per person | +17.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0321 ha per person | +42.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0335 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0292 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0283 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0349 ha per person | +23.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0291 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0264 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0381 ha per person | +44.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0282 ha per person | -26.1% |
| 1974 | 0.034 ha per person | +20.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0405 ha per person | +19.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0437 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0347 ha per person | -20.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0355 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0209 ha per person | -41.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0194 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0192 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0205 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0207 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0238 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0192 ha per person | -19.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0208 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0192 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0209 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0253 ha per person | +20.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0228 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0231 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0233 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0259 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 0.028 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0276 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0275 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0274 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0274 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0261 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0262 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0263 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0265 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0269 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0276 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0279 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0284 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0285 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0344 ha per person | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 0.03 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0319 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0319 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0319 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0312 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0303 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.03 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0298 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0385 ha per person | +29.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0597 ha per person | +55.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0439 ha per person | -26.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0458 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0347 ha per person | -24.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0455 ha per person | +31.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0466 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.046 ha per person | -1.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.046 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0136 ha per person, 3.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.046 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0271 ha per person | 0.0192 ha per person | 0.0349 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0331 ha per person | 0.0209 ha per person | 0.0437 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0209 ha per person | 0.0192 ha per person | 0.0253 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0259 ha per person | 0.0228 ha per person | 0.028 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0283 ha per person | 0.0262 ha per person | 0.0344 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0359 ha per person | 0.0298 ha per person | 0.0597 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0437 ha per person | 0.0347 ha per person | 0.0466 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Uganda?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Uganda was 0.046 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0597 ha per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0192 ha per person in 1963.
- How does Uganda rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 23rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — 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.