Chick peas, dry production in Uganda
In 2024 Uganda produced 5,600 t of chick peas, dry, the 26th largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 11%. The record was 8,000 t in 1985. Area harvested: 9,024 ha, yield 0.6 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 5,600 t
- World rank
- 26 of 47
- 10-year change
- +11%
- Record
- 8,000 t
- 1985
Chick peas, dry in Uganda, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Uganda compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.03%
- 0.04% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.6
- world 1.2 (−48%)
- kg per person
- 0.11
- world 2.07
- 10-year change
- +11%
- world +28%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Jordan | 8,516 | 0.05% |
| 25 | Israel | 5,670 | 0.03% |
| 26 | Uganda | 5,600 | 0.03% |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,410 | 0.03% |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 5,048 | 0.03% |
Map of world production of chick peas, dry
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 | 5,600 | +0.2% | 9,024 | 0.62 |
| 2023 | 5,588 | −0.4% | 9,050 | 0.62 |
| 2022 | 5,613 | +0.3% | 9,034 | 0.62 |
| 2021 | 5,598 | +0.8% | 8,988 | 0.62 |
| 2020 | 5,554 | −2.4% | 9,129 | 0.61 |
| 2019 | 5,688 | +2.4% | 8,986 | 0.63 |
| 2018 | 5,554 | +2.5% | 8,848 | 0.63 |
| 2017 | 5,420 | +2.3% | 8,711 | 0.62 |
| 2016 | 5,297 | +2.2% | 8,603 | 0.62 |
| 2015 | 5,184 | +2.5% | 8,510 | 0.61 |
| 2014 | 5,057 | +1.1% | 8,302 | 0.61 |
| 2013 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 8,000 | 0.63 |
| 2012 | 5,000 | +8.3% | 8,000 | 0.63 |
| 2011 | 4,617 | +2.6% | 7,945 | 0.58 |
| 2010 | 4,500 | +2.3% | 8,200 | 0.55 |
| 2009 | 4,400 | +2.3% | 7,931 | 0.55 |
| 2008 | 4,300 | +2.4% | 7,881 | 0.55 |
| 2007 | 4,200 | +2.4% | 7,834 | 0.54 |
| 2006 | 4,100 | +1.2% | 7,566 | 0.54 |
| 2005 | 4,050 | +1.3% | 7,521 | 0.54 |
| 2004 | 4,000 | +6.5% | 7,440 | 0.54 |
| 2003 | 3,755 | +3.6% | 7,025 | 0.53 |
| 2002 | 3,626 | +3.5% | 6,820 | 0.53 |
| 2001 | 3,502 | +6.1% | 6,627 | 0.53 |
| 2000 | 3,300 | +3.1% | 6,300 | 0.52 |
| 1999 | 3,200 | +3.2% | 6,200 | 0.52 |
| 1998 | 3,100 | +3.3% | 6,100 | 0.51 |
| 1997 | 3,000 | +20% | 6,000 | 0.50 |
| 1996 | 2,500 | −14% | 5,000 | 0.50 |
| 1995 | 2,920 | +0.4% | 5,800 | 0.50 |
| 1994 | 2,909 | −3.0% | 5,804 | 0.50 |
| 1993 | 3,000 | +20% | 6,000 | 0.50 |
| 1992 | 2,500 | −12% | 5,000 | 0.50 |
| 1991 | 2,856 | −18% | 5,777 | 0.49 |
| 1990 | 3,500 | +17% | 7,000 | 0.50 |
| 1989 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.50 |
| 1988 | 3,000 | +20% | 6,000 | 0.50 |
| 1987 | 2,500 | +39% | 5,000 | 0.50 |
| 1986 | 1,800 | −78% | 4,000 | 0.45 |
| 1985 | 8,000 | +100% | 10,000 | 0.80 |
| 1984 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 5,000 | 0.80 |
| 1983 | 4,000 | +33% | 5,000 | 0.80 |
| 1982 | 3,000 | +50% | 5,000 | 0.60 |
| 1981 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 0.50 |
| 1980 | 2,000 | +100% | 3,000 | 0.67 |
| 1979 | 1,000 | −17% | 3,000 | 0.33 |
| 1978 | 1,200 | 0.0% | 4,600 | 0.26 |
| 1977 | 1,200 | −29% | 4,400 | 0.27 |
| 1976 | 1,700 | −47% | 7,000 | 0.24 |
| 1975 | 3,200 | +19% | 6,400 | 0.50 |
| 1974 | 2,700 | +17% | 6,000 | 0.45 |
| 1973 | 2,300 | +156% | 5,000 | 0.46 |
| 1972 | 900 | −55% | 2,000 | 0.45 |
| 1971 | 2,000 | −17% | 4,000 | 0.50 |
| 1970 | 2,400 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 0.60 |
| 1969 | 2,400 | +4.3% | 4,000 | 0.60 |
| 1968 | 2,300 | +4.5% | 4,000 | 0.58 |
| 1967 | 2,200 | +10% | 4,000 | 0.55 |
| 1966 | 2,000 | +25% | 4,000 | 0.50 |
| 1965 | 1,600 | +6.7% | 4,000 | 0.40 |
| 1964 | 1,500 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 0.38 |
| 1963 | 1,500 | +7.1% | 4,000 | 0.38 |
| 1962 | 1,400 | +7.7% | 4,000 | 0.35 |
| 1961 | 1,300 | — | 4,000 | 0.33 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 23 t USD 22,000
- Exporter rank
- 70 of 99
- Imports
- 60 t USD 53,000
- Importer rank
- 121 of 171
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of chick peas, dry in Uganda?
Uganda produced 5,600 t in 2024, 0.03% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Uganda rank in the world for production of chick peas, dry?
Uganda ranked 26th of 47 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 65.4% of the world total.
How has the production of chick peas, dry in Uganda changed?
It rose by 11% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +28% for the world. The record was 8,000 t in 1985.
What is the yield of chick peas, dry in Uganda?
0.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (5,600 t from 9,024 ha), against a world average of 1.2 t/ha.
Does Uganda export or import chick peas, dry?
In 2024 Uganda reported exports of 23 t (USD 22,000) and imports of 60 t (USD 53,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
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 estimated 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.