Sugar cane yields in Uganda
Uganda: Sugar cane yields was 69.97 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.97 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
32nd
of 110 countries
All-time high
87.36 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
All-time low
9.33 tonnes per hectare
in 1979
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Sugar cane yields in Uganda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 72.08 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 77.06 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 87.36 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 1964 | 81.58 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 76.68 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 76.92 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 71.43 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1968 | 61.7 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 1969 | 52.22 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 1970 | 55.03 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 59.11 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 53.45 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 45.3 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 1974 | 25.71 tonnes per hectare | -43.2% |
| 1975 | 19.1 tonnes per hectare | -25.7% |
| 1976 | 19.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 19.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 13.74 tonnes per hectare | -28.1% |
| 1979 | 9.33 tonnes per hectare | -32.1% |
| 1980 | 10.97 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 1981 | 11.61 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 12.26 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 12.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 12.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 12.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 12.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 12.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12.9 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 20.4 tonnes per hectare | +58.1% |
| 1990 | 24.4 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 1991 | 38.41 tonnes per hectare | +57.4% |
| 1992 | 53.33 tonnes per hectare | +38.9% |
| 1993 | 59.38 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 67.86 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 76.67 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 80.56 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 82.05 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 79.49 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 71.01 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 73.81 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 78.28 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 69.81 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 65.15 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 68.12 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 69.12 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 70 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 67.14 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 69.97 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 69.92 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 69.76 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 69.03 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 68.94 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 68.61 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 69.21 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 69.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 70.27 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 70.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.66 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 70.51 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 70.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 69.41 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 68.09 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 69.02 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 69.97 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 69.97 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.59 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 69.97 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.44 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +58.1% | 12.9 tonnes per hectare | 20.4 tonnes per hectare |
| 1991 | +57.4% | 24.4 tonnes per hectare | 38.41 tonnes per hectare |
| 1974 | -43.2% | 45.3 tonnes per hectare | 25.71 tonnes per hectare |
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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- 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 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.