Cassava production in Uganda
In 2024 Uganda produced 1.6 million t of cassava, the 28th largest in the world (0.48% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 42%. The record was 5.6 million t in 2005. Area harvested: 826,544 ha, yield 2.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1.6 million t
- World rank
- 28 of 94
- 10-year change
- −42%
- Record
- 5.6 million t
- 2005
Cassava in Uganda, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Uganda compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.48%
- 0.97% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 2.0
- world 10.2 (−81%)
- kg per person
- 32.6
- world 41.9
- 10-year change
- −42%
- world +18%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Congo | 1,710,690 | 0.50% |
| 27 | South Sudan | 1,709,494 | 0.50% |
| 28 | Uganda | 1,628,999 | 0.48% |
| 29 | Senegal | 1,433,575 | 0.42% |
| 30 | Peru | 1,425,272 | 0.42% |
Map of world production of cassava
Share of the world total; Uganda is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,628,999 | −13% | 826,544 | 1.97 |
| 2023 | 1,865,320 | −14% | 901,376 | 2.07 |
| 2022 | 2,181,261 | −3.4% | 1,006,129 | 2.17 |
| 2021 | 2,257,790 | +8.3% | 992,665 | 2.27 |
| 2020 | 2,084,000 | −22% | 758,218 | 2.75 |
| 2019 | 2,660,000 | −39% | 965,976 | 2.75 |
| 2018 | 4,390,231 | +61% | 1,627,887 | 2.70 |
| 2017 | 2,729,260 | +0.0% | 1,218,614 | 2.24 |
| 2016 | 2,728,988 | +0.1% | 1,029,409 | 2.65 |
| 2015 | 2,727,487 | −3.0% | 852,340 | 3.20 |
| 2014 | 2,812,721 | −5.6% | 852,000 | 3.30 |
| 2013 | 2,979,000 | +6.2% | 851,000 | 3.50 |
| 2012 | 2,806,000 | +3.5% | 851,000 | 3.30 |
| 2011 | 2,712,000 | −10% | 552,214 | 4.91 |
| 2010 | 3,017,118 | +2.2% | 490,819 | 6.15 |
| 2009 | 2,952,171 | +2.7% | 411,000 | 7.18 |
| 2008 | 2,875,619 | −42% | 398,000 | 7.23 |
| 2007 | 4,973,000 | +1.0% | 386,000 | 12.88 |
| 2006 | 4,926,000 | −12% | 379,000 | 13.00 |
| 2005 | 5,576,000 | +1.4% | 387,000 | 14.41 |
| 2004 | 5,500,000 | +0.9% | 407,000 | 13.51 |
| 2003 | 5,450,000 | +1.4% | 405,000 | 13.46 |
| 2002 | 5,373,000 | +2.1% | 398,000 | 13.50 |
| 2001 | 5,265,000 | +6.0% | 390,000 | 13.50 |
| 2000 | 4,966,000 | +1.9% | 401,000 | 12.38 |
| 1999 | 4,875,000 | +52% | 375,000 | 13.00 |
| 1998 | 3,204,000 | +40% | 356,000 | 9.00 |
| 1997 | 2,291,000 | +2.0% | 342,000 | 6.70 |
| 1996 | 2,245,000 | +0.9% | 335,000 | 6.70 |
| 1995 | 2,224,000 | +6.9% | 332,000 | 6.70 |
| 1994 | 2,080,000 | −34% | 320,000 | 6.50 |
| 1993 | 3,139,000 | +8.4% | 369,000 | 8.51 |
| 1992 | 2,896,000 | −10% | 362,000 | 8.00 |
| 1991 | 3,229,000 | −5.6% | 389,000 | 8.30 |
| 1990 | 3,420,000 | −4.2% | 412,000 | 8.30 |
| 1989 | 3,568,376 | +9.1% | 392,096 | 9.10 |
| 1988 | 3,271,000 | +5.5% | 361,000 | 9.06 |
| 1987 | 3,101,000 | +6.9% | 345,000 | 8.99 |
| 1986 | 2,900,000 | +7.4% | 361,724 | 8.02 |
| 1985 | 2,699,565 | −9.1% | 299,769 | 9.01 |
| 1984 | 2,969,000 | −8.3% | 401,000 | 7.40 |
| 1983 | 3,239,000 | +3.6% | 372,000 | 8.71 |
| 1982 | 3,127,000 | +3.1% | 331,000 | 9.45 |
| 1981 | 3,034,000 | +46% | 310,000 | 9.79 |
| 1980 | 2,072,000 | +60% | 302,000 | 6.86 |
| 1979 | 1,294,000 | −36% | 303,000 | 4.27 |
| 1978 | 2,028,400 | −32% | 528,600 | 3.84 |
| 1977 | 2,993,400 | +5.5% | 540,300 | 5.54 |
| 1976 | 2,837,800 | −5.2% | 512,200 | 5.54 |
| 1975 | 2,992,100 | +27% | 618,200 | 4.84 |
| 1974 | 2,349,900 | +10% | 485,000 | 4.85 |
| 1973 | 2,131,900 | −20% | 483,000 | 4.41 |
| 1972 | 2,650,400 | +9.7% | 375,000 | 7.07 |
| 1971 | 2,417,000 | −6.2% | 508,000 | 4.76 |
| 1970 | 2,578,000 | +84% | 539,000 | 4.78 |
| 1969 | 1,400,000 | +51% | 300,000 | 4.67 |
| 1968 | 930,000 | −13% | 227,000 | 4.10 |
| 1967 | 1,063,000 | +18% | 253,000 | 4.20 |
| 1966 | 900,000 | −31% | 217,000 | 4.15 |
| 1965 | 1,300,000 | +32% | 359,000 | 3.62 |
| 1964 | 985,000 | −14% | 240,000 | 4.10 |
| 1963 | 1,140,000 | +8.1% | 286,000 | 3.99 |
| 1962 | 1,055,000 | −5.8% | 264,000 | 4.00 |
| 1961 | 1,120,000 | — | 317,000 | 3.53 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cassava in Uganda?
Uganda produced 1.6 million t in 2024, 0.48% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Uganda rank in the world for production of cassava?
Uganda ranked 28th of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 18.3% of the world total.
How has the production of cassava in Uganda changed?
It fell by 42% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +18% for the world. The record was 5.6 million t in 2005.
What is the yield of cassava in Uganda?
2.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.6 million t from 826,544 ha), against a world average of 10.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Uganda is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.