FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Sorghum production in Uganda
In 2024 Uganda produced 225,000 t of sorghum, the 27th largest in the world (0.35% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 25%. The record was 467,000 t in 1975. Area harvested: 320,000 ha, yield 0.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 225,000 t
- World rank
- 27 of 107
- 10-year change
- −25%
- Record
- 467,000 t
- 1975
Sorghum in Uganda, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 225,000 | −15% | 320,000 | 0.70 |
| 2023 | 266,000 | −7.0% | 320,000 | 0.83 |
| 2022 | 286,000 | −6.7% | 318,000 | 0.90 |
| 2021 | 306,700 | +89% | 341,000 | 0.90 |
| 2020 | 162,000 | +67% | 171,440 | 0.94 |
| 2019 | 97,000 | −64% | 96,704 | 1.00 |
| 2018 | 268,493 | +33% | 252,147 | 1.06 |
| 2017 | 202,135 | −45% | 193,724 | 1.04 |
| 2016 | 365,622 | −11% | 328,571 | 1.11 |
| 2015 | 410,720 | +38% | 373,382 | 1.10 |
| 2014 | 298,676 | −0.1% | 373,000 | 0.80 |
| 2013 | 299,000 | −11% | 373,000 | 0.80 |
| 2012 | 336,000 | −23% | 373,000 | 0.90 |
| 2011 | 437,000 | +12% | 364,000 | 1.20 |
| 2010 | 390,779 | +4.4% | 355,000 | 1.10 |
| 2009 | 374,309 | +9.4% | 340,000 | 1.10 |
| 2008 | 342,286 | −25% | 321,000 | 1.07 |
| 2007 | 457,578 | +4.0% | 314,000 | 1.46 |
| 2006 | 440,000 | −2.0% | 308,000 | 1.43 |
| 2005 | 449,000 | +13% | 294,000 | 1.53 |
| 2004 | 399,000 | −5.2% | 285,000 | 1.40 |
| 2003 | 421,000 | −1.4% | 290,000 | 1.45 |
| 2002 | 427,000 | +0.9% | 285,000 | 1.50 |
| 2001 | 423,000 | +17% | 282,000 | 1.50 |
| 2000 | 361,000 | −13% | 280,000 | 1.29 |
| 1999 | 413,000 | −1.7% | 275,000 | 1.50 |
| 1998 | 420,000 | +43% | 280,000 | 1.50 |
| 1997 | 294,000 | −1.3% | 276,000 | 1.07 |
| 1996 | 298,000 | −25% | 271,000 | 1.10 |
| 1995 | 399,000 | +2.3% | 266,000 | 1.50 |
| 1994 | 390,000 | +1.8% | 260,000 | 1.50 |
| 1993 | 383,000 | +2.1% | 255,000 | 1.50 |
| 1992 | 375,000 | +3.3% | 250,000 | 1.50 |
| 1991 | 363,000 | +0.8% | 244,949 | 1.48 |
| 1990 | 360,000 | +3.8% | 240,000 | 1.50 |
| 1989 | 346,802 | +0.8% | 230,888 | 1.50 |
| 1988 | 344,000 | +9.2% | 233,000 | 1.48 |
| 1987 | 315,000 | +13% | 203,000 | 1.55 |
| 1986 | 279,652 | −9.9% | 207,610 | 1.35 |
| 1985 | 310,334 | +26% | 190,409 | 1.63 |
| 1984 | 247,000 | −39% | 206,000 | 1.20 |
| 1983 | 407,000 | +51% | 207,000 | 1.97 |
| 1982 | 270,000 | −16% | 200,000 | 1.35 |
| 1981 | 320,000 | +7.0% | 170,000 | 1.88 |
| 1980 | 299,000 | −5.4% | 167,000 | 1.79 |
| 1979 | 316,000 | −10.0% | 187,000 | 1.69 |
| 1978 | 351,000 | +2.0% | 286,200 | 1.23 |
| 1977 | 344,000 | −12% | 280,057 | 1.23 |
| 1976 | 390,000 | −16% | 326,840 | 1.19 |
| 1975 | 467,000 | +35% | 311,300 | 1.50 |
| 1974 | 345,000 | −11% | 367,000 | 0.94 |
| 1973 | 389,000 | −7.2% | 287,000 | 1.36 |
| 1972 | 419,000 | +20% | 318,000 | 1.32 |
| 1971 | 348,000 | −25% | 307,000 | 1.13 |
| 1970 | 462,000 | +39% | 311,000 | 1.49 |
| 1969 | 331,640 | +31% | 280,000 | 1.18 |
| 1968 | 254,000 | −5.2% | 230,000 | 1.10 |
| 1967 | 268,000 | −1.1% | 290,000 | 0.92 |
| 1966 | 271,000 | −0.4% | 296,000 | 0.92 |
| 1965 | 272,000 | +0.4% | 306,000 | 0.89 |
| 1964 | 271,000 | −3.6% | 320,000 | 0.85 |
| 1963 | 281,000 | +1.1% | 296,000 | 0.95 |
| 1962 | 278,000 | +0.7% | 294,000 | 0.95 |
| 1961 | 276,000 | — | 292,000 | 0.95 |
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.