Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Uganda

Uganda: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.5895 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5895
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
52nd
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.17
in 1965
All-time low
0.5856
in 1975
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Uganda, 1961–2023

00.250.50.7511.2196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Uganda is 0.5895, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Uganda peaked at 1.17 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.5856, in 1975.

Uganda ranks 52nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9796 0.7742 1.17 9
1970s 0.6587 0.5856 0.9343 10
1980s 0.8899 0.8087 0.9514 10
1990s 0.7395 0.6392 0.816 10
2000s 0.7318 0.6272 1 10
2010s 0.9211 0.7674 1.03 10
2020s 0.6081 0.5868 0.6324 4

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 49 Iceland 0.6013 compare
  2. 50 France 0.6004 compare
  3. 51 East Timor 0.597 compare
  4. 53 Vanuatu 0.5845 compare
  5. 54 Sweden 0.575 compare
  6. 55 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5521 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Uganda?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Uganda was 0.5895 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 1.17 in 1965.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5856 in 1975.
How does Uganda rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Uganda ranks 52nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).