Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Uganda
Uganda: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Uganda is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Uganda peaked at 21.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
Uganda ranks 182nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.6% | — |
| 1962 | 14.8% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 15.4% | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 14.5% | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 15.4% | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 14.5% | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 14.4% | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 16.6% | +15.6% |
| 1969 | 18.8% | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 18.9% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 18.5% | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 18.5% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 17.7% | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 17.0% | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 21.9% | +28.4% |
| 1976 | 17.9% | -18.0% |
| 1977 | 17.5% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 18.0% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 14.4% | -20.0% |
| 1980 | 14.0% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 15.7% | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 15.2% | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 17.6% | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 15.2% | -14.0% |
| 1985 | 14.6% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 14.3% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 14.1% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 14.0% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 13.9% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 14.2% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 14.0% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 14.1% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 14.2% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 12.8% | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -98.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +76.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -70.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -30.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -45.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +82.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +128.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -80.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.0%. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.3%. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +128.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2022 | -100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2010 | -98.2% | 10.7% | 0.2% |
| 2017 | +82.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2011 | +76.9% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 2020 | -80.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.4% | 14.4% | 18.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.0% | 14.4% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 13.9% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 12.8% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.7% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 179 Papua New Guinea 1.2% compare
- 180 Solomon Islands 0.9% compare
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- 182 Bermuda 0.0%
- 182 Dominica 0.0%
- 182 Guinea-Bissau 0.0% compare
- 182 Kiribati 0.0% compare
- 182 Maldives 0.0%
- 182 Marshall Islands 0.0%
- 182 Micronesia (country) 0.0%
- 182 Nauru 0.0%
- 182 Samoa 0.0% compare
- 182 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1771 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2805 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Uganda?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Uganda was 0.0% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Uganda rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Uganda ranks 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.