Rice yield in Uganda

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
51
1961–2011

Rice yield in Uganda, 1961–2011

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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.

Rice yield in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Rice yield (kg per hectare) in Uganda, 1961 to 2011.
Year kg per hectare Change
1961 809.2 kg per hectare —
1962 811.3 kg per hectare +0.3%
1963 814.4 kg per hectare +0.4%
1964 812.9 kg per hectare -0.2%
1965 900.1 kg per hectare +10.7%
1966 907.3 kg per hectare +0.8%
1967 937.1 kg per hectare +3.3%
1968 998.4 kg per hectare +6.5%
1969 1,146 kg per hectare +14.8%
1970 1,345 kg per hectare +17.4%
1971 907.8 kg per hectare -32.5%
1972 1,195 kg per hectare +31.7%
1973 1,011 kg per hectare -15.4%
1974 1,159 kg per hectare +14.6%
1975 1,408 kg per hectare +21.5%
1976 1,156 kg per hectare -17.9%
1977 1,096 kg per hectare -5.2%
1978 1,100 kg per hectare +0.4%
1979 1,537 kg per hectare +39.7%
1980 1,645 kg per hectare +7.1%
1981 1,600 kg per hectare -2.7%
1982 1,215 kg per hectare -24.0%
1983 1,598 kg per hectare +31.5%
1984 1,000 kg per hectare -37.4%
1985 1,600 kg per hectare +60.0%
1986 1,250 kg per hectare -21.9%
1987 1,599 kg per hectare +27.9%
1988 1,558 kg per hectare -2.6%
1989 1,599 kg per hectare +2.6%
1990 1,501 kg per hectare -6.1%
1991 1,500 kg per hectare -0.1%
1992 1,601 kg per hectare +6.7%
1993 1,510 kg per hectare -5.7%
1994 1,481 kg per hectare -1.9%
1995 1,600 kg per hectare +8.1%
1996 1,100 kg per hectare -31.2%
1997 1,271 kg per hectare +15.5%
1998 1,601 kg per hectare +26.0%
1999 1,612 kg per hectare +0.7%
2000 1,391 kg per hectare -13.7%
2001 1,501 kg per hectare +8.0%
2002 1,490 kg per hectare -0.8%
2003 1,600 kg per hectare +7.4%
2004 1,600 kg per hectare -0.0%
2005 1,600 kg per hectare +0.0%
2006 1,601 kg per hectare +0.1%
2007 1,675 kg per hectare +4.6%
2008 1,748 kg per hectare +4.3%
2009 1,828 kg per hectare +4.6%
2010 1,921 kg per hectare +5.1%
2011 2,033 kg per hectare +5.8%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 2,033 kg per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 703.1 kg per hectare, 2.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 2,033 kg per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 724.8 kg per hectare, 2.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice yield 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.

YearChange FromTo
1985 +60.0% 1,000 kg per hectare 1,600 kg per hectare

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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

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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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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
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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.