Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0013 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Uganda is 0.0013 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.004 ha per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 ha per person, in 2020.
Uganda ranks 67th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0014 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0015 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0014 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0015 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0016 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0016 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0016 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0016 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0016 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0016 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0015 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 ha per person | +17.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 0.003 ha per person | +56.3% |
| 1976 | 0.004 ha per person | +33.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0027 ha per person | -32.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0029 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 ha per person | -44.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0018 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.002 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 ha per person | -44.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 ha per person | +43.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 ha per person | -26.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 ha per person | +32.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0021 ha per person | +28.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0018 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.002 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0026 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0027 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.003 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.003 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.001 ha per person | -67.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 ha per person | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 0.001 ha per person | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 ha per person | -26.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 ha per person | +85.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 ha per person | -5.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0013 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0013 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 | +85.1% | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person |
| 2008 | -67.6% | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person |
| 1975 | +56.3% | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 5 |
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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, per capita in Uganda?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Uganda was 0.0013 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.004 ha per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per person in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 67th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.