Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested in Uganda
Uganda: Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested was 40,117 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pigeon peas, dry — area harvested in Uganda stood at 40,117 ha.
That represents a change of up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pigeon peas, dry — area harvested in Uganda peaked at 121,100 ha in 1972 and was at its lowest, 26,000 ha, in 2008.
That places Uganda 5th out of 23 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested in Uganda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 56,655 ha | — |
| 1962 | 59,164 ha | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 69,443 ha | +17.4% |
| 1964 | 89,920 ha | +29.5% |
| 1965 | 65,000 ha | -27.7% |
| 1966 | 57,060 ha | -12.2% |
| 1967 | 70,000 ha | +22.7% |
| 1968 | 89,000 ha | +27.1% |
| 1969 | 100,000 ha | +12.4% |
| 1970 | 80,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1971 | 91,000 ha | +13.8% |
| 1972 | 121,100 ha | +33.1% |
| 1973 | 78,200 ha | -35.4% |
| 1974 | 115,600 ha | +47.8% |
| 1975 | 63,800 ha | -44.8% |
| 1976 | 86,617 ha | +35.8% |
| 1977 | 105,821 ha | +22.2% |
| 1978 | 105,300 ha | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 58,000 ha | -44.9% |
| 1980 | 50,000 ha | -13.8% |
| 1981 | 55,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 60,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 61,900 ha | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 72,000 ha | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 60,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 66,613 ha | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 60,000 ha | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 64,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 68,000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 62,000 ha | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 60,000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 62,000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 64,000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 67,000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 70,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 71,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 72,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 74,000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 76,000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 78,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 80,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 82,000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 84,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 84,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 85,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 86,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 87,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 26,000 ha | -70.1% |
| 2009 | 31,000 ha | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 32,000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 32,768 ha | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 33,000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 33,459 ha | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 33,483 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 33,516 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 35,116 ha | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 39,449 ha | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 42,140 ha | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 38,901 ha | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 40,163 ha | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 40,401 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 39,822 ha | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 40,129 ha | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 40,117 ha | -0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 40,117 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,803 ha, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -70.1% | 87,000 ha | 26,000 ha |
| 1975 | -44.8% | 115,600 ha | 63,800 ha |
| 1979 | -44.9% | 105,300 ha | 58,000 ha |
| 1974 | +47.8% | 78,200 ha | 115,600 ha |
| 1973 | -35.4% | 121,100 ha | 78,200 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72,916 ha | 56,655 ha | 100,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 90,544 ha | 58,000 ha | 121,100 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 61,751 ha | 50,000 ha | 72,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 67,800 ha | 60,000 ha | 76,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,300 ha | 26,000 ha | 87,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,383 ha | 32,000 ha | 42,140 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,126 ha | 39,822 ha | 40,401 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 2 Myanmar 347,927 ha compare
- 3 Malawi 263,902 ha compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 193,160 ha compare
- 4 Kenya 143,645 ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11,891 ha compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 24,232 ha compare
- 7 Benin 15,489 ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,359 ha compare
- 8 Haiti 15,408 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 pigeon peas, dry — area harvested in Uganda?
- Pigeon peas, dry — area harvested in Uganda was 40,117 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pigeon peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 121,100 ha in 1972.
- What is the lowest pigeon peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,000 ha in 2008.
- How does Uganda rank for pigeon peas, dry — area harvested?
- Uganda ranks 5th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pigeon peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested. 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.