Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Uganda
Uganda: Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -2.46 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Uganda, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Uganda recorded -2.46 % change on previous year for potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 127.4% on the previous year and down 8,808.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Uganda peaked at 91.13 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -66.67 % change on previous year, in 2008.
That places Uganda 118th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 9.09 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1964 | 8.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 15.38 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 6.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1970 | 6.25 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1972 | -2.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 20.48 % change on previous year | -970.5% |
| 1974 | 10 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 1975 | 60.45 % change on previous year | +504.5% |
| 1976 | 36.65 % change on previous year | -39.4% |
| 1977 | -30.14 % change on previous year | -182.2% |
| 1978 | 9.79 % change on previous year | -132.5% |
| 1979 | -43.24 % change on previous year | -541.6% |
| 1980 | 14.29 % change on previous year | -133.0% |
| 1981 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -70.8% |
| 1982 | 12 % change on previous year | +188.0% |
| 1983 | 7.14 % change on previous year | -40.5% |
| 1984 | -43.33 % change on previous year | -706.7% |
| 1985 | 47.06 % change on previous year | -208.6% |
| 1986 | -24 % change on previous year | -151.0% |
| 1987 | 36.84 % change on previous year | -253.5% |
| 1988 | 3.85 % change on previous year | -89.6% |
| 1989 | 32.59 % change on previous year | +747.3% |
| 1990 | -10.61 % change on previous year | -132.6% |
| 1991 | 10.42 % change on previous year | -198.2% |
| 1992 | 4.72 % change on previous year | -54.7% |
| 1993 | 8.11 % change on previous year | +72.0% |
| 1994 | 10 % change on previous year | +23.3% |
| 1995 | 13.64 % change on previous year | +36.4% |
| 1996 | 6 % change on previous year | -56.0% |
| 1997 | 5.66 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 7.14 % change on previous year | +26.2% |
| 1999 | 6.67 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 6.25 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 7.35 % change on previous year | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 6.85 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -62.6% |
| 2004 | 3.75 % change on previous year | +46.3% |
| 2005 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 4.65 % change on previous year | +28.7% |
| 2007 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -28.3% |
| 2008 | -66.67 % change on previous year | -2100.0% |
| 2009 | 12.9 % change on previous year | -119.4% |
| 2010 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 2.86 % change on previous year | — |
| 2012 | 4 % change on previous year | +40.0% |
| 2013 | 4 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0283 % change on previous year | -99.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9987 % change on previous year | +3435.4% |
| 2016 | -18.72 % change on previous year | -1974.1% |
| 2017 | 22.91 % change on previous year | -222.4% |
| 2018 | 0.402 % change on previous year | -98.2% |
| 2019 | -23.54 % change on previous year | -5956.2% |
| 2020 | -0.2552 % change on previous year | -98.9% |
| 2021 | 91.13 % change on previous year | -35805.5% |
| 2022 | 10.04 % change on previous year | -89.0% |
| 2023 | 8.99 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 2024 | -2.46 % change on previous year | -127.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +35805.5% | -0.2552 % change on previous year | 91.13 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | -5956.2% | 0.402 % change on previous year | -23.54 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | +3435.4% | 0.0283 % change on previous year | 0.9987 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | -2100.0% | 3.33 % change on previous year | -66.67 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -1974.1% | 0.9987 % change on previous year | -18.72 % change on previous year |
| 1973 | +970.5% | -2.35 % change on previous year | 20.48 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.93 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 15.38 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 6.79 % change on previous year | -43.24 % change on previous year | 60.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.06 % change on previous year | -43.33 % change on previous year | 47.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.17 % change on previous year | -10.61 % change on previous year | 13.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.54 % change on previous year | -66.67 % change on previous year | 12.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7066 % change on previous year | -23.54 % change on previous year | 22.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.49 % change on previous year | -2.46 % change on previous year | 91.13 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 115 Algeria -1.76 % change on previous year compare
- 116 Republic of Moldova -1.99 % change on previous year compare
- 117 Burundi -2.43 % change on previous year compare
- 119 Slovenia -2.72 % change on previous year compare
- 120 Argentina -2.76 % change on previous year compare
- 121 Japan -2.78 % change on previous year 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 potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Uganda?
- Potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Uganda was -2.46 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 91.13 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -66.67 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Uganda rank for potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Uganda ranks 118th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8,808.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.