Agricultural land in Uganda
Agricultural land made up 80.3% of the land area of Uganda in 2024.
Uganda, 2024
80.3%
Change from 2023
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World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
7th of 208
Agricultural land in Uganda over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80.3% | – |
| 2023 | 80.3% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 80.3% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 78.4% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 77.6% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 76.3% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 70.9% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 69.2% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 67.6% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 64.3% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 62.6% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 77.6%, the figure has changed by +2.7 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Uganda has the 7th highest value.
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