Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield in Uganda
Uganda: Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield was 1,312 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield in Uganda stood at 1,312 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield in Uganda peaked at 1,312 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 384.6 kg/ha, in 1961.
Uganda ranks 20th of 43 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.
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield in Uganda, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 384.6 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 384.6 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 384.6 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 384.6 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 384.6 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 384.6 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 384.6 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 384.6 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 384.6 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 437.5 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1971 | 437.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 437.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 437.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 437.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 437.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 437.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 437.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 500 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 600 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 514.8 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1991 | 636.4 kg/ha | +23.6% |
| 1992 | 695.7 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 692.3 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 703.7 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 708.3 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 692.3 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 715.2 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 703.7 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 714.3 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 724.1 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 775.6 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 794.5 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 814.8 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 837 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 860.8 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 909.5 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 938.7 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 968.1 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 997.5 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1,026 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1,054 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1,167 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 1,108 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 1,123 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,158 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1,181 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1,202 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1,223 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,238 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,251 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,274 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1,282 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1,297 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1,312 kg/ha | +1.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1,312 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 747.4 kg/ha, 1.8× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1,312 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 769.65 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 384.6 kg/ha | 384.6 kg/ha | 384.6 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 450 kg/ha | 437.5 kg/ha | 500 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 540 kg/ha | 500 kg/ha | 600 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 677.67 kg/ha | 514.8 kg/ha | 715.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 862.06 kg/ha | 724.1 kg/ha | 997.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,148 kg/ha | 1,026 kg/ha | 1,238 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,283 kg/ha | 1,251 kg/ha | 1,312 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 17 China 1,878 kg/ha compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 605.2 kg/ha compare
- 18 China, Macao SAR 1,720 kg/ha compare
- 19 Namibia 1,392 kg/ha compare
- 21 Kyrgyzstan 1,112 kg/ha compare
- 22 Kenya 1,017 kg/ha compare
- 23 Sri Lanka 909.8 kg/ha compare
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 pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield in Uganda?
- Pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield in Uganda was 1,312 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1,312 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 384.6 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield?
- Uganda ranks 20th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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, published as part of Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.