Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Uganda
Uganda: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 54.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Uganda, 1992–2023
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 54.4%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% 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, 54.4%, in 2023.
Uganda ranks 7th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 79.9% | — |
| 1996 | 78.5% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 80.6% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 78.6% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 72.4% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 63.5% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 56.2% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 54.4% | -9.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 54.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.1%, 1.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 54.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.0%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
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 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 54.4% | 54.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More poverty & inequality data for Uganda
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Uganda?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Uganda was 54.4% in 2023, 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 54.4% in 2023.
- How does Uganda rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Uganda ranks 7th out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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.