Potato yields in Uganda
Uganda: Potato yields was 6.86 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potato yields in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potato yields in Uganda is 6.86 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Uganda peaked at 9.75 tonnes per hectare in 1972 and was at its lowest, 4.4 tonnes per hectare, in 2015.
Uganda ranks 143rd of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.97 tonnes per hectare | 8.67 tonnes per hectare | 9.23 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.95 tonnes per hectare | 6.24 tonnes per hectare | 9.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | 5.16 tonnes per hectare | 7.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.17 tonnes per hectare | 6 tonnes per hectare | 8.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | 4.63 tonnes per hectare | 7.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | 4.4 tonnes per hectare | 8.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.15 tonnes per hectare | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | 8.31 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 140 Angola 7.89 tonnes per hectare compare
- 142 New Caledonia 6.91 tonnes per hectare compare
- 144 Bolivia 6.54 tonnes per hectare compare
- 145 Madagascar 6.04 tonnes per hectare compare
- 146 Moldova 6.04 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 26.1% (2025)
- Rural population 34.97 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 68.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.95 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Uganda?
- Potato yields in Uganda was 6.86 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 9.75 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- How does Uganda rank for potato yields?
- Uganda ranks 143rd out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.