Cropland — Area per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.23 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.23 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.57 ha/cap in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.23 ha/cap, in 2024.
Uganda ranks 77th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5233 ha/cap | 0.49 ha/cap | 0.57 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.458 ha/cap | 0.43 ha/cap | 0.48 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.425 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 0.44 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.347 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.314 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.282 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.242 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 77 Azerbaijan 0.23 ha/cap compare
- 77 Myanmar 0.23 ha/cap compare
- 77 United Republic of Tanzania 0.23 ha/cap compare
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 cropland — area per capita in Uganda?
- Cropland — area per capita in Uganda was 0.23 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.57 ha/cap in 1964.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Uganda ranks 77th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.