Food exports in Uganda
Uganda: Food exports was 39.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Uganda, 1976–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 39.3% for food exports in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Uganda peaked at 93.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2020.
Uganda ranks 53rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Food exports in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 89.9% | — |
| 1994 | 93.2% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 86.0% | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 75.0% | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 70.7% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 85.4% | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 72.8% | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 62.9% | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 65.8% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 61.4% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 62.2% | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 62.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 62.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 66.8% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | +42.7% |
| 2014 | 65.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | -24.8% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | +27.9% |
| 2022 | 64.3% | +33.9% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | -38.9% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.9% | 89.9% | 89.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 80.5% | 70.7% | 93.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 54.4% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 41.8% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 37.5% | 64.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More private sector data for Uganda
- Merchandise trade 49.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 55.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 358.08 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Uganda?
- Food exports in Uganda was 39.3% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for food exports?
- Uganda ranks 53rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.