Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per capita in Uganda is 0.0003 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.0006 ha per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 1961.
That places Uganda 92nd out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1967 | 0.0001 ha per person | +45.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 ha per person | +498.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 ha per person | +29.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 ha per person | -26.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 ha per person | +30.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 ha per person | +46.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 ha per person | -19.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 ha per person | +23.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 ha per person | -55.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 ha per person | +161.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 ha per person | -51.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 ha per person | +22.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 ha per person | -22.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 ha per person | +30.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 ha per person | -16.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 ha per person | +25.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 ha per person | -21.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 ha per person | -60.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 ha per person | +141.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per person | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 ha per person | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0003 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 53% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0003 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 53% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +498.2% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 1980 | +161.2% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person |
| 1991 | +141.9% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 1990 | -60.4% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
| 1979 | -55.6% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 1975 | +46.2% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Uganda?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Uganda was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 ha per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 92nd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.