Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Uganda
Uganda: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0748 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Uganda stood at 0.0748 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Uganda peaked at 0.0748 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Uganda ranks 82nd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Uganda, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | +517.3% |
| 1969 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.02 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1971 | 0.02 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1973 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.02 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1978 | 0.033 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 1980 | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | +166.7% |
| 1981 | 0.02 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1982 | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.02 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.02 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0268 ha per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0245 ha per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1990 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | -59.1% |
| 1991 | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1992 | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.045 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.045 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.045 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.05 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0551 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0551 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0601 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0648 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0698 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0698 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0698 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0688 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0697 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0724 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0738 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0748 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0748 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0748 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0748 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0748 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0748 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0748 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0226 ha per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +517.3% | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.015 ha per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +166.7% | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | 0.04 ha per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +150.0% | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | 0.025 ha per square kilometre |
| 1990 | -59.1% | 0.0245 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 ha per square kilometre |
| 1979 | -54.5% | 0.033 ha per square kilometre | 0.015 ha per square kilometre |
| 1967 | +50.0% | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0225 ha per square kilometre | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | 0.033 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | 0.02 ha per square kilometre | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.024 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.047 ha per square kilometre | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | 0.0601 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0689 ha per square kilometre | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | 0.0738 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0748 ha per square kilometre | 0.0748 ha per square kilometre | 0.0748 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Uganda?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Uganda was 0.0748 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0748 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Uganda ranks 82nd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.