Milk production, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Milk production, per capita was 0.077 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per capita in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk production, per capita in Uganda is 0.077 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.0791 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0214 tonnes per person, in 1987.
Uganda ranks 81st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0266 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0241 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1963 | 0.024 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0228 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0221 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0219 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.024 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.023 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.024 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0241 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0241 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.03 tonnes per person | +30.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0282 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0243 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.024 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0239 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0334 tonnes per person | +36.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0328 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0326 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0301 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.03 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0295 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.029 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0295 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0294 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0286 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.036 tonnes per person | +26.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0458 tonnes per person | +27.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0469 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0471 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0465 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0465 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0466 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0438 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0438 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0438 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0451 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0452 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0439 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0431 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0434 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0414 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0505 tonnes per person | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0647 tonnes per person | +28.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0626 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.063 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0697 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0791 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 0.077 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.077 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0185 tonnes per person, 4.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.077 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0177 tonnes per person, 4.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +36.5% | 0.0245 tonnes per person | 0.0334 tonnes per person |
| 1978 | +30.1% | 0.0231 tonnes per person | 0.03 tonnes per person |
| 2019 | +28.0% | 0.0505 tonnes per person | 0.0647 tonnes per person |
| 2003 | +27.4% | 0.036 tonnes per person | 0.0458 tonnes per person |
| 2002 | +26.6% | 0.0284 tonnes per person | 0.036 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0233 tonnes per person | 0.0219 tonnes per person | 0.0266 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0248 tonnes per person | 0.023 tonnes per person | 0.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0235 tonnes per person | 0.0214 tonnes per person | 0.0252 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0301 tonnes per person | 0.0245 tonnes per person | 0.0334 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0416 tonnes per person | 0.0284 tonnes per person | 0.0471 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0465 tonnes per person | 0.0414 tonnes per person | 0.0647 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0703 tonnes per person | 0.0626 tonnes per person | 0.0791 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 milk production, per capita in Uganda?
- Milk production, per capita in Uganda was 0.077 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0791 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0214 tonnes per person in 1987.
- How does Uganda rank for milk production, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 81st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.