Arable land in Uganda
Uganda: Arable land was 0.1418 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.1418 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Uganda peaked at 0.4408 hectares per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.1418 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Uganda 87th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4041 hectares per person | 0.3774 hectares per person | 0.4408 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3416 hectares per person | 0.3138 hectares per person | 0.3662 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3125 hectares per person | 0.2939 hectares per person | 0.3286 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.25 hectares per person | 0.2193 hectares per person | 0.2846 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2156 hectares per person | 0.2098 hectares per person | 0.222 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1859 hectares per person | 0.1605 hectares per person | 0.2084 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1483 hectares per person | 0.1418 hectares per person | 0.1552 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 68.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 34.97 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.95 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,920 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 5.67 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Uganda?
- Arable land in Uganda was 0.1418 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4408 hectares per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1418 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Uganda rank for arable land?
- Uganda ranks 87th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.