Sugar cane yields in Uganda
Uganda: Sugar cane yields was 69.97 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane 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
Uganda recorded 69.97 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Uganda peaked at 87.36 tonnes per hectare in 1963 and was at its lowest, 9.33 tonnes per hectare, in 1979.
Uganda ranks 32nd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73 tonnes per hectare | 52.22 tonnes per hectare | 87.36 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.9 tonnes per hectare | 9.33 tonnes per hectare | 59.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.94 tonnes per hectare | 10.97 tonnes per hectare | 20.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.31 tonnes per hectare | 24.4 tonnes per hectare | 82.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.13 tonnes per hectare | 65.15 tonnes per hectare | 78.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.57 tonnes per hectare | 68.61 tonnes per hectare | 70.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.33 tonnes per hectare | 68.09 tonnes per hectare | 70.18 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 sugar cane yields in Uganda?
- Sugar cane yields in Uganda was 69.97 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 87.36 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.33 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- How does Uganda rank for sugar cane yields?
- Uganda ranks 32nd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Sugar cane 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.