Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Uganda
Uganda: Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested was 97,000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Uganda is 97,000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Uganda peaked at 1.12 million ha in 1972 and was at its lowest, 53,000 ha, in 2013.
Uganda ranks 26th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Uganda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 839,100 ha | — |
| 1962 | 730,400 ha | -13.0% |
| 1963 | 814,900 ha | +11.6% |
| 1964 | 864,800 ha | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 907,200 ha | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 880,100 ha | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 870,410 ha | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 827,900 ha | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 844,300 ha | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 881,600 ha | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 1.04 million ha | +18.2% |
| 1972 | 1.12 million ha | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 1.11 million ha | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 503,900 ha | -54.7% |
| 1975 | 571,100 ha | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 497,438 ha | -12.9% |
| 1977 | 405,000 ha | -18.6% |
| 1978 | 677,500 ha | +67.3% |
| 1979 | 417,000 ha | -38.5% |
| 1980 | 312,400 ha | -25.1% |
| 1981 | 121,300 ha | -61.2% |
| 1982 | 150,300 ha | +23.9% |
| 1983 | 169,600 ha | +12.8% |
| 1984 | 199,400 ha | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 160,000 ha | -19.8% |
| 1986 | 180,000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 140,000 ha | -22.2% |
| 1988 | 98,900 ha | -29.4% |
| 1989 | 106,000 ha | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 69,000 ha | -34.9% |
| 1991 | 134,000 ha | +94.2% |
| 1992 | 174,000 ha | +29.9% |
| 1993 | 121,000 ha | -30.5% |
| 1994 | 114,000 ha | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 117,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 120,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 130,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 175,000 ha | +34.6% |
| 1999 | 250,000 ha | +42.9% |
| 2000 | 250,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 250,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 180,000 ha | -28.0% |
| 2003 | 220,000 ha | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 180,000 ha | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 110,000 ha | -38.9% |
| 2006 | 91,000 ha | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 100,000 ha | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 125,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 70,000 ha | -44.0% |
| 2010 | 80,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 160,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 74,000 ha | -53.8% |
| 2013 | 53,000 ha | -28.4% |
| 2014 | 60,000 ha | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 65,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 74,000 ha | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 96,000 ha | +29.7% |
| 2018 | 80,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 90,000 ha | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 94,000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 99,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 99,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96,000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 97,000 ha | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 842,123 ha | 730,400 ha | 907,200 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 723,194 ha | 405,000 ha | 1.12 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 163,790 ha | 98,900 ha | 312,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 140,400 ha | 69,000 ha | 250,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 157,600 ha | 70,000 ha | 250,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,200 ha | 53,000 ha | 160,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 97,000 ha | 94,000 ha | 99,000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 23 Mexico 118,469 ha compare
- 24 Central African Republic 117,525 ha compare
- 25 Kazakhstan 106,411 ha compare
- 27 Mozambique 96,523 ha compare
- 28 Afghanistan 91,205 ha compare
- 29 Azerbaijan 81,869 ha compare
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Uganda?
- Seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Uganda was 97,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 million ha in 1972.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,000 ha in 2013.
- How does Uganda rank for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested?
- Uganda ranks 26th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.