Sorghum yields in Uganda
Uganda: Sorghum yields was 0.7031 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum 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
The most recent figure for sorghum yields in Uganda is 0.7031 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Uganda peaked at 1.97 tonnes per hectare in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.7031 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
That places Uganda 93rd out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9671 tonnes per hectare | 0.8469 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.9401 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.8007 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8556 tonnes per hectare | 0.7031 tonnes per hectare | 0.9449 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 sorghum yields in Uganda?
- Sorghum yields in Uganda was 0.7031 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 sorghum yields recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7031 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for sorghum yields?
- Uganda ranks 93rd out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sorghum 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.