Temporary crops — Area in Uganda
Uganda: Temporary crops — Area was 6,815 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Uganda, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 6,815 1000 ha for temporary crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Uganda peaked at 6,815 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,126 1000 ha, in 2001.
Uganda ranks 37th of 242 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Uganda, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4,126 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 4,368 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 4,565 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 4,794 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 5,029 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 5,226 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 5,324 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 5,529 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 5,718 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 5,885 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 6,041 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 6,136 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 6,280 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 6,396 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 6,475 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 6,540 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 6,611 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 6,623 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 6,164 1000 ha | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 6,476 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 6,815 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 6,815 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,815 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6,815 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 6,815 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,336 1000 ha, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 6,815 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,076 1000 ha, 3.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,964 1000 ha | 4,126 1000 ha | 5,718 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 6,315 1000 ha | 5,885 1000 ha | 6,623 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,747 1000 ha | 6,476 1000 ha | 6,815 1000 ha | 5 |
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 temporary crops — area in Uganda?
- Temporary crops — area in Uganda was 6,815 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 6,815 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,126 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Uganda rank for temporary crops — area?
- Uganda ranks 37th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 Temporary crops — Area. 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.