Banana production in Uganda
Uganda: Banana production was 560,000 tonnes in 1990. ▲ Rising
Banana production in Uganda, 1961–1990
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 560,000 tonnes for banana production in 1990. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana production in Uganda peaked at 560,000 tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 200,000 tonnes, in 1961.
Uganda ranks 32nd of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Banana production in Uganda, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 200,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 200,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 200,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 200,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 200,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 235,000 tonnes | +17.5% |
| 1967 | 315,000 tonnes | +34.0% |
| 1968 | 328,000 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 330,000 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 332,000 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 280,000 tonnes | -15.7% |
| 1972 | 300,000 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 310,000 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 320,000 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 330,000 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 340,000 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 350,000 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 360,000 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 360,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 369,000 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 370,000 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 400,000 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 410,000 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 400,000 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 430,000 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 440,000 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 460,000 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 480,000 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 490,000 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 560,000 tonnes | +14.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 560,000 tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 399,940 tonnes, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 560,000 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 186,861 tonnes, 3.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Banana production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +34.0% | 235,000 tonnes | 315,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 245,333 tonnes | 200,000 tonnes | 330,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 328,200 tonnes | 280,000 tonnes | 360,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 424,900 tonnes | 369,000 tonnes | 490,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 560,000 tonnes | 560,000 tonnes | 560,000 tonnes | 1 |
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 banana production in Uganda?
- Banana production in Uganda was 560,000 tonnes in 1990, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest banana production recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 560,000 tonnes in 1990.
- What is the lowest banana production recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for banana production?
- Uganda ranks 32nd out of 152 countries with data for 1990.
- Is banana production rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Banana production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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