Wheat seed quantity in Uganda
Uganda: Wheat seed quantity was 1,040 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Wheat seed quantity in Uganda, 1965–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, metric tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat seed quantity in Uganda is 1,040 FAO, metric tonnes, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat seed quantity in Uganda peaked at 1,040 FAO, metric tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26 FAO, metric tonnes, in 1965.
That places Uganda 16th out of 32 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat seed quantity in Uganda, year by year
| Year | FAO, metric tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 26 FAO, metric tonnes | — |
| 1966 | 39 FAO, metric tonnes | +50.0% |
| 1967 | 240 FAO, metric tonnes | +515.4% |
| 1968 | 240 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 320 FAO, metric tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 320 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 240 FAO, metric tonnes | -25.0% |
| 1972 | 240 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 320 FAO, metric tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 480 FAO, metric tonnes | +50.0% |
| 1975 | 398 FAO, metric tonnes | -17.1% |
| 1976 | 503 FAO, metric tonnes | +26.4% |
| 1977 | 528 FAO, metric tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 240 FAO, metric tonnes | -54.5% |
| 1979 | 640 FAO, metric tonnes | +166.7% |
| 1980 | 320 FAO, metric tonnes | -50.0% |
| 1981 | 400 FAO, metric tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 400 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 320 FAO, metric tonnes | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 320 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 429 FAO, metric tonnes | +34.1% |
| 1986 | 370 FAO, metric tonnes | -13.8% |
| 1987 | 480 FAO, metric tonnes | +29.7% |
| 1988 | 391 FAO, metric tonnes | -18.5% |
| 1989 | 160 FAO, metric tonnes | -59.1% |
| 1990 | 400 FAO, metric tonnes | +150.0% |
| 1991 | 400 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 400 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 400 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 400 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 400 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 400 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 400 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 480 FAO, metric tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 560 FAO, metric tonnes | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 640 FAO, metric tonnes | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 640 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 720 FAO, metric tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 720 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 720 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 800 FAO, metric tonnes | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 880 FAO, metric tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 880 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 960 FAO, metric tonnes | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 960 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,040 FAO, metric tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 1,040 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1,040 FAO, metric tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 621 FAO, metric tonnes, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1,040 FAO, metric tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 606 FAO, metric tonnes, 1.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat seed quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +515.4% | 39 FAO, metric tonnes | 240 FAO, metric tonnes |
| 1979 | +166.7% | 240 FAO, metric tonnes | 640 FAO, metric tonnes |
| 1990 | +150.0% | 160 FAO, metric tonnes | 400 FAO, metric tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 173 FAO, metric tonnes | 26 FAO, metric tonnes | 320 FAO, metric tonnes | 5 |
| 1970s | 390.9 FAO, metric tonnes | 240 FAO, metric tonnes | 640 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 359 FAO, metric tonnes | 160 FAO, metric tonnes | 480 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 424 FAO, metric tonnes | 400 FAO, metric tonnes | 560 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 792 FAO, metric tonnes | 640 FAO, metric tonnes | 960 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,040 FAO, metric tonnes | 1,040 FAO, metric tonnes | 1,040 FAO, metric tonnes | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat seed quantity in Uganda?
- Wheat seed quantity in Uganda was 1,040 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest wheat seed quantity recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1,040 FAO, metric tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest wheat seed quantity recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 FAO, metric tonnes in 1965.
- How does Uganda rank for wheat seed quantity?
- Uganda ranks 16th out of 32 countries with data for 2011.
- Is wheat seed quantity rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Wheat seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.