Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Uganda

Arable land in Uganda in 2023 — 6,900,000 ha. Ranked 36 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 119%.

2023 6.9M ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 36of 206
Period maximum 6.9M ha2012
Period minimum 3.15M ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Uganda, 1961–20233M4M5M6M7M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 3,150,000 ha1963: 3,269,000 ha1965: 3,768,000 ha1967: 3,772,000 ha1969: 3,780,000 ha1971: 3,800,000 ha1973: 3,900,000 ha1975: 4,025,000 ha1977: 4,023,000 ha1979: 4,080,000 ha1981: 4,120,000 ha1983: 4,600,000 ha1985: 4,900,000 ha1987: 5,000,000 ha1989: 5,000,000 ha1991: 5,020,000 ha1993: 5,040,000 ha1995: 5,060,000 ha1997: 5,060,000 ha1999: 5,100,000 ha2001: 5,400,000 ha2003: 5,850,000 ha2005: 5,950,000 ha2007: 6,250,000 ha2009: 6,600,000 ha2011: 6,850,000 ha2013: 6,900,000 ha2015: 6,900,000 ha2017: 6,900,000 ha2019: 6,900,000 ha2021: 6,900,000 ha2023: 6,900,000 ha
Change over the period: +3.75M (+119.05%) Average annual rate: 1.27 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uganda

Uganda 6.9M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 240M ha
Eastern Africa computed 70.81M ha
Low-income countries computed 142M ha
Arable land — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 6.9M +0 +0%
2022 6.9M +0 +0%
2021 6.9M +0 +0%
2020 6.9M +0 +0%
2019 6.9M +0 +0%
2018 6.9M +0 +0%
2017 6.9M +0 +0%
2016 6.9M +0 +0%
2015 6.9M +0 +0%
2014 6.9M +0 +0%
2013 6.9M +0 +0%
2012 6.9M +50,000 +0.73%
2011 6.85M +100,000 +1.48%
2010 6.75M +150,000 +2.27%
2009 6.6M +150,000 +2.33%
2008 6.45M +200,000 +3.2%
2007 6.25M +150,000 +2.46%
2006 6.1M +150,000 +2.52%
2005 5.95M +0 +0%
2004 5.95M +100,000 +1.71%
2003 5.85M +250,000 +4.46%
2002 5.6M +200,000 +3.7%
2001 5.4M +100,000 +1.89%
2000 5.3M +200,000 +3.92%
1999 5.1M +20,000 +0.39%
1998 5.08M +20,000 +0.4%
1997 5.06M +0 +0%
1996 5.06M +0 +0%
1995 5.06M +0 +0%
1994 5.06M +20,000 +0.4%
1993 5.04M +0 +0%
1992 5.04M +20,000 +0.4%
1991 5.02M +20,000 +0.4%
1990 5M +0 +0%
1989 5M +0 +0%
1988 5M +0 +0%
1987 5M +0 +0%
1986 5M +100,000 +2.04%
1985 4.9M +100,000 +2.08%
1984 4.8M +200,000 +4.35%
1983 4.6M +420,000 +10.05%
1982 4.18M +60,000 +1.46%
1981 4.12M +40,000 +0.98%
1980 4.08M +0 +0%
1979 4.08M +0 +0%
1978 4.08M +57,000 +1.42%
1977 4.02M −49,000 −1.2%
1976 4.07M +47,000 +1.17%
1975 4.03M +75,000 +1.9%
1974 3.95M +50,000 +1.28%
1973 3.9M +50,000 +1.3%
1972 3.85M +50,000 +1.32%
1971 3.8M +20,000 +0.53%
1970 3.78M +0 +0%
1969 3.78M +0 +0%
1968 3.78M +8,000 +0.21%
1967 3.77M −4,000 −0.11%
1966 3.78M +8,000 +0.21%
1965 3.77M −17,000 −0.45%
1964 3.79M +516,000 +15.78%
1963 3.27M +69,000 +2.16%
1962 3.2M +50,000 +1.59%
1961 3.15M

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.