Plantains — Food supply in Uganda
Uganda: Plantains — Food supply was 419.4 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Plantains — Food supply in Uganda, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, plantains — food supply in Uganda stood at 419.4 kcal/cap/d.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains — food supply in Uganda peaked at 488.86 kcal/cap/d in 2020 and was at its lowest, 171.23 kcal/cap/d, in 2016.
That places Uganda 1st out of 140 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Plantains — Food supply in Uganda, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 265.66 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 257.41 kcal/cap/d | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 239.08 kcal/cap/d | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 228.89 kcal/cap/d | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 228.26 kcal/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 223.63 kcal/cap/d | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 171.23 kcal/cap/d | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 213.44 kcal/cap/d | +24.7% |
| 2018 | 287.53 kcal/cap/d | +34.7% |
| 2019 | 402.32 kcal/cap/d | +39.9% |
| 2020 | 488.86 kcal/cap/d | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 421.23 kcal/cap/d | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 436.84 kcal/cap/d | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 419.4 kcal/cap/d | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 251.74 kcal/cap/d | 171.23 kcal/cap/d | 402.32 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 441.58 kcal/cap/d | 419.4 kcal/cap/d | 488.86 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 71.85 kcal/cap/d compare
- 2 Sao Tome and Principe 304.62 kcal/cap/d compare
- 3 Ghana 246.17 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Gabon 222.73 kcal/cap/d 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 plantains — food supply in Uganda?
- Plantains — food supply in Uganda was 419.4 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains — food supply recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 488.86 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
- What is the lowest plantains — food supply recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 171.23 kcal/cap/d in 2016.
- How does Uganda rank for plantains — food supply?
- Uganda ranks 1st out of 140 countries with data for 2023.
- Is plantains — food supply rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. 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 Plantains — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.