Arable land — Area in Uganda
Uganda: Arable land — Area was 8,751 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Uganda is 8,751 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Uganda peaked at 8,751 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,150 1000 ha, in 1961.
Uganda ranks 37th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Uganda, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,150 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,200 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 3,269 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 3,785 1000 ha | +15.8% |
| 1965 | 3,768 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 3,776 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 3,772 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 3,780 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 3,780 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3,780 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3,800 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 3,850 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 3,900 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 3,950 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 4,025 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 4,072 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 4,023 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 3,971 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 3,971 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4,041 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 4,121 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 4,201 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 4,661 1000 ha | +10.9% |
| 1984 | 4,861 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 4,961 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 5,066 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 5,066 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,066 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5,057 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 5,043 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 5,192 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 5,193 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5,186 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 5,195 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 5,203 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 5,218 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 5,207 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 5,269 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 5,266 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 5,461 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 5,784 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 6,109 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 6,362 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 6,665 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 6,971 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 7,193 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 7,308 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 7,499 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 7,689 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 7,880 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 8,005 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 8,130 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 8,255 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 8,380 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 8,505 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 8,572 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 8,639 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 8,661 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 8,025 1000 ha | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 8,388 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 8,751 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 8,751 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8,751 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8,751 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 8,751 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 3,000 1000 ha, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 8,751 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,650 1000 ha, 3.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,587 1000 ha | 3,150 1000 ha | 3,785 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,934 1000 ha | 3,780 1000 ha | 4,072 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,710 1000 ha | 4,041 1000 ha | 5,066 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,197 1000 ha | 5,043 1000 ha | 5,269 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,704 1000 ha | 5,461 1000 ha | 7,689 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,305 1000 ha | 7,880 1000 ha | 8,661 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,679 1000 ha | 8,388 1000 ha | 8,751 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 34 Poland 11,187 1000 ha compare
- 35 Myanmar 11,026 1000 ha compare
- 36 Ethiopia PDR 10,650 1000 ha compare
- 38 Romania 8,381 1000 ha compare
- 39 Mozambique 8,280 1000 ha compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 7,907 1000 ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Uganda?
- Arable land — area in Uganda was 8,751 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 8,751 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,150 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for arable land — area?
- Uganda ranks 37th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 Arable 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.