Rice yields in Uganda
Uganda: Rice yields was 1.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.3 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 17.8%
World rank
113th
of 124 countries
All-time high
2.59 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
All-time low
0.5736 tonnes per hectare
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Rice yields in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1.3 tonnes per hectare for rice yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Uganda peaked at 2.59 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5736 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
That places Uganda 113th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rice yields in Uganda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | +74.0% |
| 1967 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -36.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5736 tonnes per hectare | -56.0% |
| 1969 | 0.681 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 1970 | 0.7323 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9167 tonnes per hectare | +25.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8771 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8878 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8671 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8939 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +32.9% |
| 1977 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 1980 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +23.6% |
| 1981 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -19.1% |
| 1982 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 1987 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | +72.2% |
| 2010 | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9963 tonnes per hectare | -37.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9435 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +31.9% |
| 2021 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.3 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.59 tonnes per hectare, 82% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.3 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.08 tonnes per hectare, 63% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +74.0% | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare |
| 2009 | +72.2% | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare |
| 1968 | -56.0% | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.5736 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.5736 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9738 tonnes per hectare | 0.7323 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.9435 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- 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 yields in Uganda?
- Rice yields in Uganda was 1.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5736 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Uganda rank for rice yields?
- Uganda ranks 113th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. 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 of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.