Nitrogen fertiliser use in Uganda
Farmers in Uganda used 1.5 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Uganda, 2024
1.5e (Estimate)
Change from 2023
+43.6%
World, 2024
71.3 kg/hae (Estimate)
Position in 2024
179th of 192
Nitrogen fertiliser use in Uganda over time
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Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +43.6% from 1.0 kg/ha in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 0.6 kg/ha, the figure has changed by +126.6%.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Uganda has the 179th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.3 kg/ha.
More for Uganda
All statistics for Uganda
Pesticide use
0.98e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.74e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
73.6%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
26.1%
2025 · World Bank
Cereal yield
1,920 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
80.3%
2024 · World Bank