Rice yields in Uganda
Uganda: Rice yields was 1.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 112th out of 123 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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.95 million hectares (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 112th out of 123 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.