What is rice yield in Uganda?

Rice yield in Uganda was 2,033 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest rice yield recorded in Uganda?

The highest recorded value was 2,033 kg per hectare in 2011.

What is the lowest rice yield recorded in Uganda?

The lowest recorded value was 809.2 kg per hectare in 1961.

How does Uganda rank for rice yield?

Uganda ranks 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2011.

Is rice yield rising or falling in Uganda?

Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Rice yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rice yield in Uganda

Name: Rice yield in Uganda
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Uganda: Rice yield was 2,033 kg per hectare in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)

2,033 kg per hectare

Change on year

up 5.8%

World rank

1st

of 37 countries

All-time high

2,033 kg per hectare

in 2011

All-time low

809.2 kg per hectare

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Rice yield in Uganda, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in kg per hectare.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 2,033 kg per hectare for rice yield in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice yield in Uganda peaked at 2,033 kg per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 809.2 kg per hectare, in 1961.

Uganda ranks 1st of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	904.1 kg per hectare	809.2 kg per hectare	1,146 kg per hectare	9
1970s	1,192 kg per hectare	907.8 kg per hectare	1,537 kg per hectare	10
1980s	1,466 kg per hectare	1,000 kg per hectare	1,645 kg per hectare	10
1990s	1,478 kg per hectare	1,100 kg per hectare	1,612 kg per hectare	10
2000s	1,603 kg per hectare	1,391 kg per hectare	1,828 kg per hectare	10
2010s	1,977 kg per hectare	1,921 kg per hectare	2,033 kg per hectare	2

Countries ranked near Uganda

2 Rwanda 1,604 kg per hectare compare
3 Ethiopia 1,548 kg per hectare compare
4 Morocco 1,481 kg per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 26.13 (2025)
Agriculture share gdp 26.13 (2025)
Land under cereal production 2.95 million hectares (2024)

All data for Uganda →

Frequently asked questions

What is rice yield in Uganda?: Rice yield in Uganda was 2,033 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest rice yield recorded in Uganda?: The highest recorded value was 2,033 kg per hectare in 2011.
What is the lowest rice yield recorded in Uganda?: The lowest recorded value was 809.2 kg per hectare in 1961.
How does Uganda rank for rice yield?: Uganda ranks 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2011.
Is rice yield rising or falling in Uganda?: Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Rice yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Rice yield (kg per hectare)
Unit: kg per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,915 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Rice yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.