Millet yields in Uganda
Uganda: Millet yields was 1.36 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.36 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
31st
of 89 countries
All-time high
1.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2007
All-time low
0.8092 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Millet yields in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for millet yields in Uganda is 1.36 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Uganda peaked at 1.68 tonnes per hectare in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8092 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Uganda ranks 31st of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Millet yields in Uganda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8092 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8113 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8144 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.8129 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9001 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 0.9073 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.9371 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9984 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 1970 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +17.4% |
| 1971 | 0.9078 tonnes per hectare | -32.5% |
| 1972 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +31.7% |
| 1973 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 1974 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +21.5% |
| 1976 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -17.9% |
| 1977 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +39.7% |
| 1980 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -24.1% |
| 1983 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +31.5% |
| 1984 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -37.4% |
| 1985 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +60.0% |
| 1986 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -21.9% |
| 1987 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +27.9% |
| 1988 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -31.2% |
| 1997 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +26.0% |
| 1999 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.36 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8742 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.36 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8095 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +60.0% | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9041 tonnes per hectare | 0.8092 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.9078 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 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 millet yields in Uganda?
- Millet yields in Uganda was 1.36 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest millet yields recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 tonnes per hectare in 2007.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8092 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for millet yields?
- Uganda ranks 31st out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.