Uganda: GDP share of agriculture

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 Uganda

Value added in the agricultural sector as percent of GDP

 Latest value 26.13
 Year 2025
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1960 - 2025
 Average 41.75
 Min - Max 21.38 - 73.66
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2025 is 26.13 percent, an increase from 24.62 percent in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 10.25 percent, based on data from 156 countries. Historically, the average for Uganda from 1960 to 2025 is 41.75 percent. The minimum value, 21.38 percent, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 73.66 percent was recorded in 1978. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Uganda: GDP share of agriculture
 2025 26.13
 2024 24.62
 2023 24.09
 2022 24.01
 2021 23.84
 2020 23.93
 2019 22.95
 2018 23.25




The importance of agriculture in the economy of Uganda and other countries is measured as the value added of the agricultural sector as percent of GDP. Agriculture includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as the cultivation of crops and livestock production.
Definition: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-3 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 4. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.

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 Percent agricultural land 71.89 2023 percent
 Employment in agriculture 64.85 2025 percent
 GDP share of agriculture 26.13 2025 percent
 Agriculture value added 16.20 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Agricultural land 144,150 2023 sq. km.
 Crop production index 148.4 2022 index points
 Precipitation 1,180 2022 mm per year
 Arable land, percent of land area 34.4 2023 percent
 Cereal crop yield by hectar 1,920 2024 kg per hectar
 Food production index 135.5 2022 index points
 Fertilizer use 3.3 2023 kg per hectare of arable land
 Livestock production index 99.0 2022 index points
 Forest area, sq.km 22,141.4 2023 sq. km
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