Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Uganda
Uganda: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Uganda is 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Uganda peaked at 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Uganda ranks 12th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Uganda, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0063 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre, 10.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre, 9.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +33.5% | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 9 Sri Lanka 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Philippines 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Lebanon 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Indonesia 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Tunisia 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Guam 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Uganda?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Uganda was 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Uganda ranks 12th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.