Honey Odyssey

Honey by country

Uganda

Honey, beehives and beeswax in Uganda as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.

21,635 t

natural honey, 2024

imputed value

83,645

beehives, 2024

imputed value

613 t

beeswax, 2024

imputed value

Natural honey, thousand tonnes

Honey production in Uganda, 1961 to 2024From 120 in 1961 to 21,635 in 2024.010203019611980200020202024

Beehives, million

Beehives in Uganda, 1961 to 2024From 37,600 in 1961 to 83,645 in 2024.000.10.10.119611980200020202024

What the figures say

  • In 2024, Uganda produced 21,635 tonnes of natural honey (imputed value).

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • That places it 20 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 1.1% of world production.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Compared with 2000 (300 t), production rose by 7112%.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • The highest figure in the series is 21,635 t in 2024, the lowest 86 t in 1976.

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • FAO counts 83,645 beehives in 2024 (imputed value). That is 62 of 98 countries.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • The honey and hive figures do not fit together: they would mean about 259 kg of honey per hive. One of them is probably reported in a different unit. We show both exactly as FAO publishes them.

    Open question[1]

  • Beeswax production: 613 tonnes in 2024 (imputed value).

    Statistical estimate[1]

Bees from our catalogue recorded in Uganda

GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.

See the world map of hives and honey

Sources

  1. FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Uganda. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link

Last checked: 30 October 2026.