> 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%.

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# 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.

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Production, 20241.6 million t
World rank28 of 94
10-year change−42%
Record5.6 million t2005

## Cassava in Uganda, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Uganda compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.48%0.97% in 2014
Yield, t/ha2.0world 10.2 (−81%)
kg per person32.6world 41.9
10-year change−42%world +18%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 26 | [Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/congo-brazzaville/) | 1,710,690 | 0.50% |
| 27 | [South Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/south-sudan/) | 1,709,494 | 0.50% |
| 28 | **Uganda** | 1,628,999 | 0.48% |
| 29 | [Senegal](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/senegal/) | 1,433,575 | 0.42% |
| 30 | [Peru](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/peru/) | 1,425,272 | 0.42% |

[Full ranking of 94 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/)

### Map of world production of cassava

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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

[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/nigeria/)[DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/dr-congo/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/thailand/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/ghana/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/brazil/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/indonesia/)[Cambodia](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/cambodia/)[Angola](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/angola/)[Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/vietnam/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/tanzania/)[Mozambique](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/mozambique/)[Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/cote-divoire/)
[All countries producing cassava](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/)

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[Agricultural production in Uganda](https://husfarm.com/production/country/uganda/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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