Permanent crops — Area in Uganda
Uganda: Permanent crops — Area was 2,748 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — area in Uganda stood at 2,748 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Uganda peaked at 2,748 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 868 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Uganda 21st out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Uganda, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 868 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 914 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 989 1000 ha | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 1,088 1000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 1,103 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 1,109 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 1,116 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 1,145 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 1,170 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 1,200 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 1,230 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 1,250 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 1,280 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 1,314 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 1,382 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 1,466 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 1,515 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 1,639 1000 ha | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 1,639 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,639 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,639 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,639 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,639 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,639 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,639 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,639 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,639 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,639 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,693 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 1,807 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 1,728 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 1,747 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1,784 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1,795 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1,807 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,842 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 1,853 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1,861 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1,884 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1,939 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1,927 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,912 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,970 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1,978 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,983 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,951 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 2,027 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 2,027 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,027 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,027 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,027 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,027 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,027 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,027 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,027 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,027 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,027 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,058 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2,748 1000 ha | +33.5% |
| 2020 | 2,748 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,748 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,748 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,748 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,748 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 2,748 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 282.19 1000 ha, 9.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 2,748 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 203.47 1000 ha, 13.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area 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% | 2,058 1000 ha | 2,748 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,056 1000 ha | 868 1000 ha | 1,170 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,391 1000 ha | 1,200 1000 ha | 1,639 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,644 1000 ha | 1,639 1000 ha | 1,693 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,811 1000 ha | 1,728 1000 ha | 1,884 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,974 1000 ha | 1,912 1000 ha | 2,027 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,102 1000 ha | 2,027 1000 ha | 2,748 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,748 1000 ha | 2,748 1000 ha | 2,748 1000 ha | 5 |
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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 permanent crops — area in Uganda?
- Permanent crops — area in Uganda was 2,748 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2,748 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 868 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for permanent crops — area?
- Uganda ranks 21st out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.