Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Uganda
Uganda: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0803 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0803 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0813 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Uganda stood at 0.0803 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Uganda peaked at 0.0813 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Uganda 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Uganda, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0495 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0495 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0497 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0499 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0502 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0505 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0509 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0521 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0527 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0527 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0531 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0531 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0535 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0539 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0543 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0576 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0594 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0603 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0605 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0606 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0607 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0609 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0609 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0614 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0643 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0659 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0676 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0709 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.072 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0741 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0751 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0759 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0763 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0767 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0772 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0776 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.078 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0784 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0787 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.08 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0813 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0803 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0803 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0803 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0803 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0803 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0483 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0517 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0499 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0531 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0571 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0535 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0594 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0607 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0614 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0695 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0751 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.078 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0759 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0813 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0804 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0803 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 3 Tuvalu 0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 4 Turkmenistan 0.0842 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Comoros 0.0795 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 South Africa 0.0794 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 0.0792 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Uganda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Uganda?
- Agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Uganda was 0.0803 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0813 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Uganda ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area 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.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area 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
Agriculture — Area 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.