Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Uganda

Uganda: Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS was 7,224 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7,224 1000 ha
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
30th
of 223 countries
All-time high
7,494 1000 ha
in 2023
All-time low
6,238 1000 ha
in 2007
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Uganda, 2001–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2001201220242001: 7.0k 1000 ha2002: 6.7k 1000 ha2003: 6.5k 1000 ha2004: 6.4k 1000 ha2005: 6.4k 1000 ha2006: 6.5k 1000 ha2007: 6.2k 1000 ha2008: 6.3k 1000 ha2009: 6.5k 1000 ha2010: 6.5k 1000 ha2011: 6.5k 1000 ha2012: 6.6k 1000 ha2013: 6.6k 1000 ha2014: 6.7k 1000 ha2015: 7.0k 1000 ha2016: 7.2k 1000 ha2017: 7.3k 1000 ha2018: 7.4k 1000 ha2019: 7.2k 1000 ha2020: 7.0k 1000 ha2021: 7.2k 1000 ha2022: 7.4k 1000 ha2023: 7.5k 1000 ha2024: 7.2k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 7,224 1000 ha for herbaceous crops — area from modis in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, herbaceous crops — area from modis in Uganda peaked at 7,494 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,238 1000 ha, in 2007.

Uganda ranks 30th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Uganda, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 7,009 1000 ha —
2002 6,689 1000 ha -4.6%
2003 6,468 1000 ha -3.3%
2004 6,405 1000 ha -1.0%
2005 6,426 1000 ha +0.3%
2006 6,466 1000 ha +0.6%
2007 6,238 1000 ha -3.5%
2008 6,324 1000 ha +1.4%
2009 6,497 1000 ha +2.7%
2010 6,495 1000 ha -0.0%
2011 6,529 1000 ha +0.5%
2012 6,635 1000 ha +1.6%
2013 6,592 1000 ha -0.6%
2014 6,736 1000 ha +2.2%
2015 6,970 1000 ha +3.5%
2016 7,187 1000 ha +3.1%
2017 7,287 1000 ha +1.4%
2018 7,352 1000 ha +0.9%
2019 7,201 1000 ha -2.1%
2020 6,991 1000 ha -2.9%
2021 7,169 1000 ha +2.5%
2022 7,353 1000 ha +2.6%
2023 7,494 1000 ha +1.9%
2024 7,224 1000 ha -3.6%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 7,224 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,062 1000 ha, 6.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 7,224 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 514.93 1000 ha, 14.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,502 1000 ha 6,238 1000 ha 7,009 1000 ha 9
2010s 6,898 1000 ha 6,495 1000 ha 7,352 1000 ha 10
2020s 7,246 1000 ha 6,991 1000 ha 7,494 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 27 Bangladesh 8,189 1000 ha compare
  2. 28 South Africa 7,512 1000 ha compare
  3. 29 Sudan 7,388 1000 ha compare
  4. 31 Cameroon 6,431 1000 ha compare
  5. 32 Morocco 5,951 1000 ha compare
  6. 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5,749 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is herbaceous crops — area from modis in Uganda?
Herbaceous crops — area from modis in Uganda was 7,224 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest herbaceous crops — area from modis recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 7,494 1000 ha in 2023.
What is the lowest herbaceous crops — area from modis recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 6,238 1000 ha in 2007.
How does Uganda rank for herbaceous crops — area from modis?
Uganda ranks 30th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is herbaceous crops — area from modis rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.