Agricultural land — Area in Uganda
Uganda: Agricultural land — Area was 16,097 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 16,097 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Uganda peaked at 16,305 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,018 1000 ha, in 1961.
Uganda ranks 61st of 237 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,642 1000 ha | 9,018 1000 ha | 9,950 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,326 1000 ha | 9,980 1000 ha | 10,610 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,399 1000 ha | 10,680 1000 ha | 11,862 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,120 1000 ha | 11,962 1000 ha | 12,262 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,882 1000 ha | 12,512 1000 ha | 15,011 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,642 1000 ha | 15,222 1000 ha | 16,305 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,118 1000 ha | 16,097 1000 ha | 16,201 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More environment data for Uganda
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.1 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 11.14 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,730 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.93 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 28.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,598 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,748 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 54.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 8,751 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Uganda?
- Agricultural land — area in Uganda was 16,097 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 16,305 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,018 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for agricultural land — area?
- Uganda ranks 61st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.