Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Uganda
Uganda: Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines was 76.31 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Uganda stood at 76.31.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Uganda peaked at 96.09 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 50.7, in 1974.
That places Uganda 175th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54.53 | — |
| 1962 | 54.08 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 55.46 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 53.91 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 54.47 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 53.43 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 53 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 51.49 | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 51.22 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 50.93 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 51.52 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 51.71 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 52.83 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 50.7 | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 51.82 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 51.35 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 52.21 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 52.61 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 53.05 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 53.62 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 54.73 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 55.81 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 56.96 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 57.35 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 57.89 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 58.17 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 58.59 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 58.45 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 58.82 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 57.73 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 59.21 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 56.48 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 57.14 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 56.5 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 57.23 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 53.21 | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 54.88 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 55.5 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 55.81 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 56.32 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 58.31 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 55.88 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 66.83 | +19.6% |
| 2004 | 67.44 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 58.57 | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 70.14 | +19.8% |
| 2007 | 70.73 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 70.6 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 58.21 | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 82.78 | +42.2% |
| 2011 | 83.71 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 87.38 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 90.78 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 92.83 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 92.5 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 93.08 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 94.28 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 96.09 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 82.17 | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 80.36 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 79.57 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 80.14 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 76.31 | -4.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 76.31 is below the median for low income countries, which is 98.47, 77% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 76.31 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 117.57, 65% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +42.2% | 58.21 | 82.78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.51 | 51.22 | 55.46 | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.87 | 50.7 | 53.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.04 | 53.62 | 58.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.37 | 53.21 | 59.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.3 | 55.88 | 70.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.56 | 82.17 | 96.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.1 | 76.31 | 80.36 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Uganda?
- Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Uganda was 76.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 96.09 in 2018.
- What is the lowest average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7 in 1974.
- How does Uganda rank for average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines?
- Uganda ranks 175th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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