Millet yields in Uganda
Uganda: Millet yields was 1.36 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 88 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.
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 16.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 26.1% (2025)
- Rural population 34.97 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 68.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.95 million hectares (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 88 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.