Corn: Yield gap in Uganda
Uganda: Corn: Yield gap was 2.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn: yield gap in Uganda stood at 2.34 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Uganda peaked at 3.12 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.91 tonnes per hectare, in 2014.
Uganda ranks 53rd of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Uganda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | -23.4% |
| 2009 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 2.34 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.55 tonnes per hectare, 92% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 2.34 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.47 tonnes per hectare, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 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 corn: yield gap in Uganda?
- Corn: yield gap in Uganda was 2.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.12 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- How does Uganda rank for corn: yield gap?
- Uganda ranks 53rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.