Pea yields in Uganda
Uganda: Pea yields was 0.4796 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4796 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
93rd
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.8125 tonnes per hectare
in 1984
All-time low
0.3158 tonnes per hectare
in 1979
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Pea 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
In 2024, pea yields in Uganda stood at 0.4796 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pea yields in Uganda peaked at 0.8125 tonnes per hectare in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.3158 tonnes per hectare, in 1979.
That places Uganda 93rd out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pea yields in Uganda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5471 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.56 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.525 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5467 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4211 tonnes per hectare | -23.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4643 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4762 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4286 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3929 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4056 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4094 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4138 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3846 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4006 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3158 tonnes per hectare | -21.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4118 tonnes per hectare | +30.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4444 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5217 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | +55.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4706 tonnes per hectare | -42.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5217 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5001 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5769 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5926 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6071 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5862 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6129 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6786 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6897 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5769 tonnes per hectare | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5926 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5185 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6154 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6154 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4048 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6068 tonnes per hectare | +49.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4004 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5991 tonnes per hectare | +49.6% |
| 2014 | 0.55 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4496 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4918 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5074 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5024 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.498 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4912 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.491 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4877 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4836 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4796 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.4796 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8784 tonnes per hectare, 55% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.4796 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6425 tonnes per hectare, 75% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +55.7% | 0.5217 tonnes per hectare | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5074 tonnes per hectare | 0.4211 tonnes per hectare | 0.56 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3951 tonnes per hectare | 0.3158 tonnes per hectare | 0.4286 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5238 tonnes per hectare | 0.4118 tonnes per hectare | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5992 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.6786 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5713 tonnes per hectare | 0.4048 tonnes per hectare | 0.6897 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5205 tonnes per hectare | 0.4004 tonnes per hectare | 0.6068 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4866 tonnes per hectare | 0.4796 tonnes per hectare | 0.4912 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- 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 pea yields in Uganda?
- Pea yields in Uganda was 0.4796 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 pea yields recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8125 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- What is the lowest pea yields recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3158 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- How does Uganda rank for pea yields?
- Uganda ranks 93rd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pea yields rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 Pea yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.