Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Uganda
Uganda: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 59.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Uganda, 1992–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Uganda is 59.8%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Uganda peaked at 80.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2012.
Uganda ranks 7th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.7% | 78.5% | 80.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 63.5% | 78.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 56.2% | 60.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More poverty & inequality data for Uganda
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.524 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1641 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1641 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1815 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4361 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Uganda?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Uganda was 59.8% in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Uganda ranks 7th out of 118 countries with data for 2019.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.