Land use hidden — Cropland in Uganda
Uganda: Land use hidden — Cropland was 91,000 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Cropland in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland in Uganda is 91,000 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Uganda peaked at 91,000 Square kilometres in 2012 and was at its lowest, 40,180 Square kilometres, in 1961.
Uganda ranks 29th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40,180 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 41,140 Square kilometres | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 42,580 Square kilometres | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 48,730 Square kilometres | +14.4% |
| 1965 | 48,710 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 48,850 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 48,880 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 49,250 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 49,500 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 49,800 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 50,300 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 51,000 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 51,800 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 52,640 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 54,070 Square kilometres | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 55,380 Square kilometres | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 55,380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 56,100 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 56,100 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 56,800 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 57,600 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 58,400 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 63,000 Square kilometres | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 65,000 Square kilometres | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 66,000 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 67,050 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 67,050 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 67,050 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 67,500 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 68,500 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 69,200 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 69,400 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 69,700 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 69,900 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 70,100 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 70,600 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 70,600 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 71,300 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 71,500 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 74,000 Square kilometres | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 75,000 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 77,000 Square kilometres | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 80,000 Square kilometres | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 81,500 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 81,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 83,000 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 84,500 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 86,500 Square kilometres | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 88,000 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 89,500 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 90,500 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 91,000 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 91,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 91,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 91,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 91,000 Square kilometres is above the median for low income countries, which is 26,120 Square kilometres, 3.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 91,000 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38,750 Square kilometres, 2.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46,424 Square kilometres | 40,180 Square kilometres | 49,500 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 53,257 Square kilometres | 49,800 Square kilometres | 56,100 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,545 Square kilometres | 56,800 Square kilometres | 67,500 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,080 Square kilometres | 68,500 Square kilometres | 71,500 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 81,100 Square kilometres | 74,000 Square kilometres | 88,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,800 Square kilometres | 89,500 Square kilometres | 91,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 91,000 Square kilometres | 91,000 Square kilometres | 91,000 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 land use hidden — cropland in Uganda?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Uganda was 91,000 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 91,000 Square kilometres in 2012.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,180 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Uganda ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata