Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Uganda
Uganda: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested was 244,443 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 244,443 ha for vegetables primary — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested in Uganda peaked at 248,601 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33,540 ha, in 1961.
That places Uganda 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Uganda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33,540 ha | — |
| 1962 | 33,590 ha | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 34,730 ha | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 35,160 ha | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 36,900 ha | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 37,430 ha | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 38,365 ha | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 38,400 ha | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 39,340 ha | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 40,775 ha | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 42,220 ha | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 42,860 ha | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 44,890 ha | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 44,430 ha | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 47,060 ha | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 47,190 ha | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 50,600 ha | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 50,000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 51,500 ha | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 51,000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 52,350 ha | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 55,100 ha | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 57,200 ha | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 59,300 ha | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 62,298 ha | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 63,898 ha | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 66,500 ha | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 67,600 ha | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 66,700 ha | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 72,676 ha | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 67,900 ha | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 68,800 ha | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 73,048 ha | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 75,243 ha | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 77,671 ha | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 78,640 ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 81,472 ha | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 82,900 ha | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 87,421 ha | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 90,440 ha | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 96,900 ha | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 100,845 ha | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 117,095 ha | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 128,448 ha | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 140,705 ha | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 153,240 ha | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 172,495 ha | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 183,012 ha | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 197,542 ha | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 215,433 ha | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 209,729 ha | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 213,937 ha | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 223,198 ha | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 232,297 ha | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 248,601 ha | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 234,699 ha | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 239,533 ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 240,297 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 241,741 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 246,169 ha | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 245,661 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 243,754 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 244,462 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 244,443 ha | -0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 244,443 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 115,990 ha, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 244,443 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61,543 ha, 4.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36,384 ha | 33,540 ha | 39,340 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 46,152 ha | 40,775 ha | 51,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 60,195 ha | 51,000 ha | 67,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 76,577 ha | 67,900 ha | 87,421 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 138,072 ha | 90,440 ha | 197,542 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 229,946 ha | 209,729 ha | 248,601 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 244,898 ha | 243,754 ha | 246,169 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 26 Uzbekistan 276,194 ha compare
- 27 Sudan 260,201 ha compare
- 28 France 245,988 ha compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 1,187 ha compare
- 30 Yugoslav SFR 237,089 ha compare
- 31 Peru 227,546 ha compare
- 32 Republic of Korea 226,634 ha compare
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 vegetables primary — area harvested in Uganda?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested in Uganda was 244,443 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 248,601 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,540 ha in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for vegetables primary — area harvested?
- Uganda ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, published as part of Vegetables Primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.