Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Uganda
Uganda: Maize (corn) — Area harvested was 2.30 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested in Uganda is 2.30 million ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 108.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested in Uganda peaked at 2.48 million ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 159,606 ha, in 1963.
That places Uganda 18th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Uganda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 178,464 ha | — |
| 1962 | 170,896 ha | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 159,606 ha | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 193,000 ha | +20.9% |
| 1965 | 284,000 ha | +47.2% |
| 1966 | 306,000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 275,000 ha | -10.1% |
| 1968 | 275,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 350,000 ha | +27.3% |
| 1970 | 300,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1971 | 280,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 415,000 ha | +48.2% |
| 1973 | 314,000 ha | -24.3% |
| 1974 | 388,000 ha | +23.6% |
| 1975 | 475,400 ha | +22.5% |
| 1976 | 526,470 ha | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 429,298 ha | -18.5% |
| 1978 | 450,000 ha | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 272,000 ha | -39.6% |
| 1980 | 258,000 ha | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 260,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 285,000 ha | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 295,000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 347,000 ha | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 288,614 ha | -16.8% |
| 1986 | 321,953 ha | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 307,000 ha | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 345,000 ha | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 430,064 ha | +24.7% |
| 1990 | 401,000 ha | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 420,000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 438,000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 503,000 ha | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 563,000 ha | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 571,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 584,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 598,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 616,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 608,000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 629,000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 652,000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 676,000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 710,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 750,000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 780,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 819,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 844,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million ha | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 942,000 ha | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 1.03 million ha | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 1.06 million ha | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.09 million ha | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.10 million ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.10 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million ha | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million ha | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.55 million ha | +33.7% |
| 2018 | 2.48 million ha | +60.5% |
| 2019 | 1.89 million ha | -23.9% |
| 2020 | 2.04 million ha | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 1.59 million ha | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 2.15 million ha | +35.4% |
| 2023 | 2.27 million ha | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 2.30 million ha | +1.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 2.30 million ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 162,707 ha, 14.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 2.30 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 275,000 ha, 8.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 243,552 ha | 159,606 ha | 350,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 385,017 ha | 272,000 ha | 526,470 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 313,763 ha | 258,000 ha | 430,064 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 530,200 ha | 401,000 ha | 616,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 785,400 ha | 629,000 ha | 1.05 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 million ha | 1.03 million ha | 2.48 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 million ha | 1.59 million ha | 2.30 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 40,479 ha compare
- 15 Philippines 2.46 million ha compare
- 16 Kenya 2.41 million ha compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 33,919 ha compare
- 17 Russian Federation 2.39 million ha compare
- 17 Melanesia 5,259 ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 63 ha compare
- 18 Micronesia 63 ha compare
- 19 Yugoslav SFR 2.17 million ha compare
- 20 Romania 2.11 million ha compare
- 21 Benin 1.76 million ha 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 maize (corn) — area harvested in Uganda?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested in Uganda was 2.30 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 million ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 159,606 ha in 1963.
- How does Uganda rank for maize (corn) — area harvested?
- Uganda ranks 18th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.