Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Uganda
Uganda: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 6.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Uganda, 1983–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Uganda is 6.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 21.1% on the previous year and up 193.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Uganda peaked at 9.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, -3.5%, in 1985.
Uganda ranks 38th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Uganda, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 6.3% | — |
| 1984 | -3.0% | -147.8% |
| 1985 | -3.5% | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | -168.9% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -15.2% |
| 1988 | 5.5% | +171.6% |
| 1989 | 6.2% | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | -15.4% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | -45.0% |
| 1992 | -1.0% | -134.1% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | -1049.5% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -81.4% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +240.0% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | -27.9% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -74.4% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +62.5% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +229.0% |
| 2000 | -0.4% | -107.5% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -1892.4% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -69.7% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -25.8% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +29.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -77.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -74.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +1028.7% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +145.5% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -21.3% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -77.7% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +117.5% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +93.5% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +26.5% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +59.1% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | +23.0% |
| 2025 | 6.8% | +21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | -3.5% | 6.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | -1.0% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | -0.4% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 0.6% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 6.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More economy & growth data for Uganda
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 399,794 BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.008 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.26 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 65.12 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Uganda?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Uganda was 6.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.5% in 1985.
- How does Uganda rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Uganda ranks 38th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.