Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Uganda
Uganda: Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate was -1.96 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Uganda, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Uganda stood at -1.96 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 483.8% on the previous year and down 147.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Uganda peaked at 25.31 % change on previous year in 1998 and was at its lowest, -23.31 % change on previous year, in 1996.
Uganda ranks 129th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -4.24 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 6.69 % change on previous year | -257.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7124 % change on previous year | -89.4% |
| 1994 | -2.99 % change on previous year | -519.0% |
| 1995 | 5.1 % change on previous year | -270.7% |
| 1996 | -23.31 % change on previous year | -557.4% |
| 1997 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -104.7% |
| 1998 | 25.31 % change on previous year | +2210.3% |
| 1999 | 7.04 % change on previous year | -72.2% |
| 2000 | -5.78 % change on previous year | -182.1% |
| 2001 | 6.61 % change on previous year | -214.2% |
| 2002 | -0.1401 % change on previous year | -102.1% |
| 2003 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -1789.3% |
| 2004 | -12.49 % change on previous year | -627.7% |
| 2005 | 7.21 % change on previous year | -157.7% |
| 2006 | -3.23 % change on previous year | -144.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2036 % change on previous year | -106.3% |
| 2008 | 19.77 % change on previous year | +9612.5% |
| 2009 | 11.54 % change on previous year | -41.6% |
| 2010 | -2.95 % change on previous year | -125.5% |
| 2011 | 3.96 % change on previous year | -234.4% |
| 2012 | -1.35 % change on previous year | -134.1% |
| 2013 | -1.56 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 4.16 % change on previous year | -367.1% |
| 2015 | 0.298 % change on previous year | -92.8% |
| 2016 | -9.89 % change on previous year | -3417.5% |
| 2017 | -9.39 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 2018 | -21.48 % change on previous year | +128.8% |
| 2019 | 4.72 % change on previous year | -122.0% |
| 2020 | 15.4 % change on previous year | +226.6% |
| 2021 | 18.01 % change on previous year | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 2.97 % change on previous year | -83.5% |
| 2023 | -0.3359 % change on previous year | -111.3% |
| 2024 | -1.96 % change on previous year | +483.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's -1.96 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.5342 % change on previous year, 3.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's -1.96 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0063 % change on previous year, 311.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +9612.5% | 0.2036 % change on previous year | 19.77 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -3417.5% | 0.298 % change on previous year | -9.89 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +2210.3% | 1.1 % change on previous year | 25.31 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +1789.3% | -0.1401 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.71 % change on previous year | -23.31 % change on previous year | 25.31 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.6 % change on previous year | -12.49 % change on previous year | 19.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.35 % change on previous year | -21.48 % change on previous year | 4.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.82 % change on previous year | -1.96 % change on previous year | 18.01 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 126 Libya -1.86 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Jamaica -1.89 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Burkina Faso -1.9 % change on previous year compare
- 130 Greece -2.1 % change on previous year compare
- 131 Yemen -2.25 % change on previous year compare
- 132 Trinidad and Tobago -2.38 % change on previous year compare
More poverty & inequality data for Uganda
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,920 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.46 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Uganda?
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Uganda was -1.96 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 25.31 % change on previous year in 1998.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.31 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Uganda rank for cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate?
- Uganda ranks 129th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 147.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereal yield vs extreme poverty. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereal yield vs extreme poverty. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.