Pigeon peas, dry — Production in Uganda
Uganda: Pigeon peas, dry — Production was 13,514 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pigeon peas, dry — Production in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pigeon peas, dry — production in Uganda is 13,514 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pigeon peas, dry — production in Uganda peaked at 87,000 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10,000 t, in 2008.
That places Uganda 6th out of 23 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pigeon peas, dry — Production in Uganda, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 18,000 t | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 21,000 t | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 27,000 t | +28.6% |
| 1965 | 20,000 t | -25.9% |
| 1966 | 10,160 t | -49.2% |
| 1967 | 27,000 t | +165.7% |
| 1968 | 27,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 50,320 t | +86.4% |
| 1970 | 40,000 t | -20.5% |
| 1971 | 40,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 48,200 t | +20.5% |
| 1973 | 31,300 t | -35.1% |
| 1974 | 45,900 t | +46.6% |
| 1975 | 25,500 t | -44.4% |
| 1976 | 36,800 t | +44.3% |
| 1977 | 40,400 t | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 42,100 t | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 19,000 t | -54.9% |
| 1980 | 26,000 t | +36.8% |
| 1981 | 25,000 t | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 28,000 t | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 28,900 t | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 25,000 t | -13.5% |
| 1985 | 28,000 t | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 30,049 t | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 27,000 t | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 42,000 t | +55.6% |
| 1989 | 45,509 t | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 51,000 t | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 50,000 t | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 51,000 t | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 53,000 t | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 55,000 t | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 58,000 t | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 58,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 59,000 t | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 61,000 t | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 76,000 t | +24.6% |
| 2000 | 78,000 t | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 80,000 t | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 82,000 t | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 84,000 t | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 84,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 85,000 t | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 86,000 t | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 87,000 t | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 10,000 t | -88.5% |
| 2009 | 13,000 t | +30.0% |
| 2010 | 13,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13,107 t | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 13,382 t | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 13,384 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13,393 t | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 13,406 t | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 13,069 t | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 13,411 t | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 13,720 t | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 13,400 t | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 13,510 t | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 13,543 t | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 13,485 t | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 13,513 t | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 13,514 t | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 13,514 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,105 t, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pigeon peas, dry — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +165.7% | 10,160 t | 27,000 t |
| 2008 | -88.5% | 87,000 t | 10,000 t |
| 1969 | +86.4% | 27,000 t | 50,320 t |
| 1979 | -54.9% | 42,100 t | 19,000 t |
| 1988 | +55.6% | 27,000 t | 42,000 t |
| 1966 | -49.2% | 20,000 t | 10,160 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,164 t | 10,160 t | 50,320 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 36,920 t | 19,000 t | 48,200 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,546 t | 25,000 t | 45,509 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 57,200 t | 50,000 t | 76,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,900 t | 10,000 t | 87,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,327 t | 13,000 t | 13,720 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,513 t | 13,485 t | 13,543 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 3 Myanmar 251,615 t compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 224,587 t compare
- 4 Kenya 96,800 t compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,154 t compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 27,826 t compare
- 7 Benin 12,697 t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,532 t compare
- 8 Nepal 11,605 t compare
- 9 Peru 9,348 t 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 — production in Uganda?
- Pigeon peas, dry — production in Uganda was 13,514 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pigeon peas, dry — production recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 87,000 t in 2007.
- What is the lowest pigeon peas, dry — production recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 t in 2008.
- How does Uganda rank for pigeon peas, dry — production?
- Uganda ranks 6th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pigeon peas, dry — 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 Pigeon peas, dry — Production. 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.