Sorghum yields in Uganda
Uganda: Sorghum yields was 0.7031 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7031 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 15.4%
World rank
94th
of 115 countries
All-time high
1.97 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
All-time low
0.7031 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 94th out of 115 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.
Sorghum yields in Uganda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9452 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.9456 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.9493 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.8469 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1965 | 0.8889 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9155 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9241 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +19.5% |
| 1969 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +25.4% |
| 1971 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -23.7% |
| 1972 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1973 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9401 tonnes per hectare | -30.6% |
| 1975 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +59.6% |
| 1976 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -20.5% |
| 1977 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +37.8% |
| 1980 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -28.3% |
| 1983 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | +45.6% |
| 1984 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -39.0% |
| 1985 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +35.9% |
| 1986 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 1987 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1988 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -26.7% |
| 1997 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +40.8% |
| 1999 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -26.8% |
| 2009 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9008 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8016 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8007 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +37.4% |
| 2016 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9449 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8994 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8994 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8313 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7031 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.7031 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7162 tonnes per hectare, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.7031 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9424 tonnes per hectare, 75% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +59.6% | 0.9401 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare |
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 |
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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 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 94th out of 115 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.