Rice — Area harvested in Uganda
Uganda: Rice — Area harvested was 230,000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested in Uganda is 230,000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 142.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in Uganda peaked at 231,000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,376 ha, in 1963.
Uganda ranks 34th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested in Uganda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,630 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,197 ha | +21.6% |
| 1963 | 1,376 ha | -57.0% |
| 1964 | 1,983 ha | +44.1% |
| 1965 | 4,000 ha | +101.7% |
| 1966 | 3,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 1967 | 6,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 1968 | 5,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1969 | 7,000 ha | +40.0% |
| 1970 | 15,621 ha | +123.2% |
| 1971 | 24,000 ha | +53.6% |
| 1972 | 17,900 ha | -25.4% |
| 1973 | 9,800 ha | -45.3% |
| 1974 | 17,300 ha | +76.5% |
| 1975 | 17,900 ha | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 24,409 ha | +36.4% |
| 1977 | 19,600 ha | -19.7% |
| 1978 | 24,400 ha | +24.5% |
| 1979 | 12,000 ha | -50.8% |
| 1980 | 11,000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 12,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 15,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 17,000 ha | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 14,000 ha | -17.6% |
| 1986 | 19,000 ha | +35.7% |
| 1987 | 16,000 ha | -15.8% |
| 1988 | 17,000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 32,000 ha | +88.2% |
| 1990 | 39,000 ha | +21.9% |
| 1991 | 45,000 ha | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 50,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 53,000 ha | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 55,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 55,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 58,000 ha | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 60,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 64,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 68,000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 72,000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 76,000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 80,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 86,000 ha | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 93,000 ha | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 102,000 ha | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 113,000 ha | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 119,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 128,000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 86,000 ha | -32.8% |
| 2010 | 87,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 90,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 92,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 93,000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 95,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 95,277 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 106,929 ha | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 119,352 ha | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 200,000 ha | +67.6% |
| 2019 | 177,000 ha | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 221,000 ha | +24.9% |
| 2021 | 219,000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 231,000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 230,000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 230,000 ha | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 230,000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 114,310 ha, 2.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 230,000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88,500 ha, 2.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +123.2% | 7,000 ha | 15,621 ha |
| 1965 | +101.7% | 1,983 ha | 4,000 ha |
| 1967 | +100.0% | 3,000 ha | 6,000 ha |
| 1989 | +88.2% | 17,000 ha | 32,000 ha |
| 1974 | +76.5% | 9,800 ha | 17,300 ha |
| 1963 | -57.0% | 3,197 ha | 1,376 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,798 ha | 1,376 ha | 7,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,293 ha | 9,800 ha | 24,409 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,000 ha | 11,000 ha | 32,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 54,700 ha | 39,000 ha | 68,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 95,500 ha | 72,000 ha | 128,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 115,556 ha | 87,000 ha | 200,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 226,200 ha | 219,000 ha | 231,000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 31 Chad 257,047 ha compare
- 32 China, Taiwan Province of 250,000 ha compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 230,187 ha compare
- 35 Italy 226,130 ha compare
- 36 Russian Federation 206,200 ha compare
- 37 Argentina 190,950 ha 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 rice — area harvested in Uganda?
- Rice — area harvested in Uganda was 230,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 231,000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,376 ha in 1963.
- How does Uganda rank for rice — area harvested?
- Uganda ranks 34th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.1%. 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 Rice — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.