Uganda - Arable land

Arable land (hectares)

The value for Arable land (hectares) in Uganda was 6,900,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,900,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 3,150,000 in 1961.

Definition: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 3,150,000
1962 3,200,000
1963 3,269,000
1964 3,785,000
1965 3,768,000
1966 3,776,000
1967 3,772,000
1968 3,780,000
1969 3,780,000
1970 3,780,000
1971 3,800,000
1972 3,850,000
1973 3,900,000
1974 3,950,000
1975 4,025,000
1976 4,072,000
1977 4,023,000
1978 4,080,000
1979 4,080,000
1980 4,080,000
1981 4,120,000
1982 4,180,000
1983 4,600,000
1984 4,800,000
1985 4,900,000
1986 5,000,000
1987 5,000,000
1988 5,000,000
1989 5,000,000
1990 5,000,000
1991 5,020,000
1992 5,040,000
1993 5,040,000
1994 5,060,000
1995 5,060,000
1996 5,060,000
1997 5,060,000
1998 5,080,000
1999 5,100,000
2000 5,300,000
2001 5,400,000
2002 5,600,000
2003 5,850,000
2004 5,950,000
2005 5,950,000
2006 6,100,000
2007 6,250,000
2008 6,450,000
2009 6,600,000
2010 6,750,000
2011 6,850,000
2012 6,900,000
2013 6,900,000
2014 6,900,000
2015 6,900,000
2016 6,900,000
2017 6,900,000
2018 6,900,000

Arable land (hectares per person)

The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Uganda was 0.161 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.490 in 1964 and a minimum value of 0.161 in 2018.

Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 0.451
1962 0.443
1963 0.438
1964 0.490
1965 0.472
1966 0.457
1967 0.441
1968 0.428
1969 0.414
1970 0.402
1971 0.393
1972 0.388
1973 0.383
1974 0.378
1975 0.375
1976 0.369
1977 0.354
1978 0.348
1979 0.338
1980 0.328
1981 0.321
1982 0.316
1983 0.337
1984 0.341
1985 0.337
1986 0.332
1987 0.320
1988 0.309
1989 0.298
1990 0.288
1991 0.280
1992 0.272
1993 0.263
1994 0.256
1995 0.248
1996 0.241
1997 0.234
1998 0.228
1999 0.222
2000 0.224
2001 0.221
2002 0.223
2003 0.225
2004 0.222
2005 0.215
2006 0.213
2007 0.212
2008 0.212
2009 0.210
2010 0.208
2011 0.205
2012 0.200
2013 0.193
2014 0.187
2015 0.181
2016 0.174
2017 0.168
2018 0.161

Arable land (% of land area)

Arable land (% of land area) in Uganda was 34.41 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 34.41 in 2018, while its lowest value was 15.76 in 1961.

Definition: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 15.76
1962 16.02
1963 16.36
1964 18.94
1965 18.86
1966 18.90
1967 18.88
1968 18.92
1969 18.92
1970 18.92
1971 19.02
1972 19.27
1973 19.52
1974 19.77
1975 20.14
1976 20.38
1977 20.13
1978 20.42
1979 20.42
1980 20.42
1981 20.62
1982 20.92
1983 23.02
1984 24.02
1985 24.52
1986 25.02
1987 25.02
1988 25.02
1989 25.02
1990 25.02
1991 25.12
1992 25.22
1993 25.22
1994 25.32
1995 25.32
1996 25.32
1997 25.32
1998 25.42
1999 25.52
2000 26.53
2001 27.03
2002 28.03
2003 29.28
2004 29.78
2005 29.78
2006 30.53
2007 31.28
2008 32.28
2009 33.03
2010 33.66
2011 34.16
2012 34.41
2013 34.41
2014 34.41
2015 34.41
2016 34.41
2017 34.41
2018 34.41

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use