Arable land use per person in Uganda
Uganda: Arable land use per person was 0.1418 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.1418 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Uganda peaked at 0.4408 hectares per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.1418 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Uganda 87th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4041 hectares per person | 0.3774 hectares per person | 0.4408 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3416 hectares per person | 0.3138 hectares per person | 0.3662 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3125 hectares per person | 0.2939 hectares per person | 0.3286 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.25 hectares per person | 0.2193 hectares per person | 0.2846 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2156 hectares per person | 0.2098 hectares per person | 0.222 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1859 hectares per person | 0.1605 hectares per person | 0.2084 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1483 hectares per person | 0.1418 hectares per person | 0.1552 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More environment data for Uganda
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 57.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.15 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 20.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2833 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 38.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0269 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Uganda?
- Arable land use per person in Uganda was 0.1418 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4408 hectares per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1418 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Uganda rank for arable land use per person?
- Uganda ranks 87th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.