Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Uganda
Uganda: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 50.32 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 50.32 for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Uganda peaked at 339.89 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 50.32, in 2024.
Uganda ranks 173rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 164.52 | — |
| 1962 | 162.28 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 170.27 | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 155.4 | -8.7% |
| 1965 | 172.81 | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 132.36 | -23.4% |
| 1967 | 153.08 | +15.7% |
| 1968 | 140.81 | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 179.8 | +27.7% |
| 1970 | 318.24 | +77.0% |
| 1971 | 284.63 | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 277.99 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 243.45 | -12.4% |
| 1974 | 296.8 | +21.9% |
| 1975 | 339.89 | +14.5% |
| 1976 | 337.99 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 304.7 | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 251.98 | -17.3% |
| 1979 | 165.89 | -34.2% |
| 1980 | 198.39 | +19.6% |
| 1981 | 247.8 | +24.9% |
| 1982 | 260.59 | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 283.4 | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 244.62 | -13.7% |
| 1985 | 230.98 | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 239.65 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 235.58 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 237.57 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 242.01 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 229.16 | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 221.46 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 209.28 | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 215.76 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 185.02 | -14.2% |
| 1995 | 190.58 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 152.43 | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 166.17 | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 200.31 | +20.5% |
| 1999 | 250.64 | +25.1% |
| 2000 | 248.38 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 254.44 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 253.77 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 248.87 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 244.73 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 238.37 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 219.3 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 215.6 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 120.52 | -44.1% |
| 2009 | 123.5 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 122.64 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 108.38 | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 108.68 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 107.38 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 101.66 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 102.46 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 95.89 | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 96.61 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 110.13 | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 69.81 | -36.6% |
| 2020 | 60.84 | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 67.39 | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 70.17 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 58.31 | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 50.32 | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 159.04 | 132.36 | 179.8 | 9 |
| 1970s | 282.16 | 165.89 | 339.89 | 10 |
| 1980s | 242.06 | 198.39 | 283.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 202.08 | 152.43 | 250.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 216.75 | 120.52 | 254.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.36 | 69.81 | 122.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.41 | 50.32 | 70.17 | 5 |
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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 roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Uganda?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Uganda was 50.32 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 339.89 in 1975.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.32 in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Uganda ranks 173rd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.