Vegetable oil production in Uganda
Uganda: Vegetable oil production was 32,300 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetable oil production in Uganda, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, vegetable oil production in Uganda stood at 32,300 tonnes.
The figure is up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil production in Uganda peaked at 34,000 tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11,700 tonnes, in 1991.
That places Uganda 8th out of 66 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Vegetable oil production in Uganda, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,800 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 11,700 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 13,800 tonnes | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 14,300 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 13,400 tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 13,600 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 13,900 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 15,600 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 15,800 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 15,400 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 19,400 tonnes | +26.0% |
| 2001 | 21,000 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 21,900 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 22,800 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 24,200 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 24,100 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 24,600 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 25,800 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 25,800 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26,500 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 27,700 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 28,800 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 30,700 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 25,600 tonnes | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 25,600 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29,700 tonnes | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 32,200 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 33,400 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 34,000 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 33,200 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 32,500 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 32,200 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 32,300 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 32,300 tonnes | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 32,300 tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 6,715 tonnes, 4.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 32,300 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,146 tonnes, 3.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetable oil production in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +26.0% | 15,400 tonnes | 19,400 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,930 tonnes | 11,700 tonnes | 15,800 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,610 tonnes | 19,400 tonnes | 26,500 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,090 tonnes | 25,600 tonnes | 34,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,325 tonnes | 32,200 tonnes | 32,500 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 5 Nigeria 48,602 tonnes compare
- 6 Central African Republic 44,820 tonnes compare
- 7 Turkey 40,200 tonnes compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 27,543 tonnes compare
- 10 Mexico 27,200 tonnes compare
- 11 South Sudan 26,700 tonnes compare
More energy & mining data for Uganda
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil production in Uganda?
- Vegetable oil production in Uganda was 32,300 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable oil production recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 34,000 tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil production recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,700 tonnes in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for vegetable oil production?
- Uganda ranks 8th out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil production rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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