Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Uganda
Uganda: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 280,034 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Uganda stood at 280,034 t.
The figure is down 26.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Uganda peaked at 383,267 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37,718 t, in 1980.
Uganda ranks 59th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Uganda, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 74,712 t | — |
| 1962 | 66,312 t | -11.2% |
| 1963 | 77,918 t | +17.5% |
| 1964 | 76,586 t | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 80,636 t | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 89,185 t | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 85,988 t | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 87,975 t | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 101,829 t | +15.7% |
| 1970 | 112,835 t | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 117,711 t | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 111,735 t | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 107,551 t | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 94,584 t | -12.1% |
| 1975 | 91,450 t | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 85,137 t | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 85,523 t | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 86,975 t | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 39,657 t | -54.4% |
| 1980 | 37,718 t | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 46,728 t | +23.9% |
| 1982 | 51,229 t | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 59,407 t | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 59,802 t | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 55,933 t | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 62,422 t | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 61,945 t | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 67,953 t | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 76,265 t | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 108,187 t | +41.9% |
| 1991 | 108,205 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 112,758 t | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 119,779 t | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 115,879 t | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 117,501 t | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 116,003 t | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 117,168 t | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 127,764 t | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 141,049 t | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 155,280 t | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 169,441 t | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 186,805 t | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 234,617 t | +25.6% |
| 2004 | 233,772 t | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 252,949 t | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 261,733 t | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 259,953 t | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 212,310 t | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 244,913 t | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 272,643 t | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 300,733 t | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 259,502 t | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 262,597 t | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 277,404 t | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 277,072 t | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 265,579 t | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 283,421 t | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 276,631 t | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 308,862 t | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 330,810 t | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 321,133 t | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 360,957 t | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 383,267 t | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 280,034 t | -26.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 280,034 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 150,010 t, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 280,034 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 107,439 t, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82,349 t | 66,312 t | 101,829 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 93,316 t | 39,657 t | 117,711 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 57,940 t | 37,718 t | 76,265 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 118,429 t | 108,187 t | 141,049 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 221,177 t | 155,280 t | 261,733 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 278,444 t | 259,502 t | 308,862 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 335,240 t | 280,034 t | 383,267 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1771 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2805 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Uganda?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Uganda was 280,034 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 383,267 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,718 t in 1980.
- How does Uganda rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production?
- Uganda ranks 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production. 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.