Maize production in Uganda
In 2024 Uganda produced 5.0 million t of maize, the 25th largest in the world (0.41% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 74%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 2.3 million ha, yield 2.2 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 5.0 million t
- World rank
- 25 of 162
- 10-year change
- +74%
- Record
- 5.0 million t
- 2024
Maize in Uganda, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Uganda compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.41%
- 0.28% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 2.2
- world 5.8 (−63%)
- kg per person
- 100.0
- world 149
- 10-year change
- +74%
- world +17%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Serbia | 5,107,309 | 0.42% |
| 24 | Germany | 5,010,500 | 0.41% |
| 25 | Uganda | 5,000,000 | 0.41% |
| 26 | Italy | 4,940,530 | 0.41% |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 4,592,508 | 0.38% |
Map of world production of maize
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 | 5,000,000 | +1.1% | 2,300,000 | 2.17 |
| 2023 | 4,945,000 | +4.4% | 2,266,000 | 2.18 |
| 2022 | 4,738,000 | +35% | 2,154,000 | 2.20 |
| 2021 | 3,500,000 | 0.0% | 1,591,000 | 2.20 |
| 2020 | 3,500,000 | +27% | 2,036,000 | 1.72 |
| 2019 | 2,760,000 | −20% | 1,887,000 | 1.46 |
| 2018 | 3,442,430 | +22% | 2,480,000 | 1.39 |
| 2017 | 2,814,490 | +13% | 1,545,635 | 1.82 |
| 2016 | 2,482,795 | −12% | 1,156,035 | 2.15 |
| 2015 | 2,812,919 | −1.9% | 1,125,168 | 2.50 |
| 2014 | 2,868,000 | +4.4% | 1,103,185 | 2.60 |
| 2013 | 2,748,000 | +0.5% | 1,101,453 | 2.49 |
| 2012 | 2,734,000 | +7.2% | 1,093,786 | 2.50 |
| 2011 | 2,551,000 | +7.5% | 1,062,960 | 2.40 |
| 2010 | 2,373,501 | +0.8% | 1,032,000 | 2.30 |
| 2009 | 2,354,664 | +1.7% | 942,000 | 2.50 |
| 2008 | 2,314,909 | +83% | 1,052,000 | 2.20 |
| 2007 | 1,261,803 | +0.3% | 844,000 | 1.50 |
| 2006 | 1,258,029 | +1.7% | 819,000 | 1.54 |
| 2005 | 1,237,000 | +15% | 780,000 | 1.59 |
| 2004 | 1,080,000 | −17% | 750,000 | 1.44 |
| 2003 | 1,300,000 | +6.8% | 710,000 | 1.83 |
| 2002 | 1,217,000 | +3.7% | 676,000 | 1.80 |
| 2001 | 1,174,000 | +7.1% | 652,000 | 1.80 |
| 2000 | 1,096,000 | +4.1% | 629,000 | 1.74 |
| 1999 | 1,053,000 | +14% | 608,000 | 1.73 |
| 1998 | 924,000 | +25% | 616,000 | 1.50 |
| 1997 | 740,000 | −2.5% | 598,000 | 1.24 |
| 1996 | 759,000 | −17% | 584,000 | 1.30 |
| 1995 | 913,000 | +7.4% | 571,000 | 1.60 |
| 1994 | 850,000 | +5.7% | 563,000 | 1.51 |
| 1993 | 804,000 | +22% | 503,000 | 1.60 |
| 1992 | 657,000 | +16% | 438,000 | 1.50 |
| 1991 | 567,000 | −5.8% | 420,000 | 1.35 |
| 1990 | 602,000 | −3.5% | 401,000 | 1.50 |
| 1989 | 623,585 | +42% | 430,064 | 1.45 |
| 1988 | 440,000 | +23% | 345,000 | 1.28 |
| 1987 | 357,000 | +11% | 307,000 | 1.16 |
| 1986 | 322,000 | −9.0% | 321,953 | 1.00 |
| 1985 | 354,000 | +4.7% | 288,614 | 1.23 |
| 1984 | 338,000 | −18% | 347,000 | 0.97 |
| 1983 | 413,000 | +5.1% | 295,000 | 1.40 |
| 1982 | 393,000 | +15% | 285,000 | 1.38 |
| 1981 | 342,000 | +20% | 260,000 | 1.32 |
| 1980 | 286,000 | −37% | 258,000 | 1.11 |
| 1979 | 453,000 | −24% | 272,000 | 1.67 |
| 1978 | 594,000 | +4.9% | 450,000 | 1.32 |
| 1977 | 566,000 | −16% | 429,298 | 1.32 |
| 1976 | 674,000 | +18% | 526,470 | 1.28 |
| 1975 | 570,000 | +33% | 475,400 | 1.20 |
| 1974 | 430,000 | +2.6% | 388,000 | 1.11 |
| 1973 | 419,000 | −16% | 314,000 | 1.33 |
| 1972 | 500,000 | +19% | 415,000 | 1.20 |
| 1971 | 421,000 | +8.5% | 280,000 | 1.50 |
| 1970 | 388,000 | −13% | 300,000 | 1.29 |
| 1969 | 446,011 | +30% | 350,000 | 1.27 |
| 1968 | 341,884 | +49% | 275,000 | 1.24 |
| 1967 | 230,000 | −16% | 275,000 | 0.84 |
| 1966 | 273,000 | +1.1% | 306,000 | 0.89 |
| 1965 | 270,000 | +23% | 284,000 | 0.95 |
| 1964 | 220,000 | +10% | 193,000 | 1.14 |
| 1963 | 200,000 | +5.3% | 159,606 | 1.25 |
| 1962 | 190,000 | −3.1% | 170,896 | 1.11 |
| 1961 | 196,000 | — | 178,464 | 1.10 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 227,029 t USD 63.5 m
- Exporter rank
- 30 of 137
- Imports
- 33,834 t USD 17.9 m
- Importer rank
- 112 of 190
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 maize in Uganda?
Uganda produced 5.0 million t in 2024, 0.41% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Uganda rank in the world for production of maize?
Uganda ranked 25th of 162 countries in 2024. The largest producer was United States with 31.0% of the world total.
How has the production of maize in Uganda changed?
It rose by 74% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +17% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
What is the yield of maize in Uganda?
2.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (5.0 million t from 2.3 million ha), against a world average of 5.8 t/ha.
Does Uganda export or import maize (corn)?
In 2024 Uganda reported exports of 227,029 t (USD 63.5 m) and imports of 33,834 t (USD 17.9 m), 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 from an external organisation. 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.