FSCI Indicators Breakdown
The Food Systems Countdown Initiative (FSCI) is a collaborative interdisciplinary effort to monitor global food systems. The FSCI developed a framework that includes five themes: (1) diets, nutrition, and health; (2) environment, natural resources, and production; (3) livelihoods, poverty, and equity; (4) governance; and (5) resilience and identified 50 indicators across these themes. This page presents national level data for these 50 indicators for Uganda.
Uganda income group: Low Income
Comparison
Uganda
Eastern Africa
World
Diets, Nutrition, and Health
Less Desirable
More Desirable
Uganda
2.8
Eastern Africa
3.3
World
3.4
Cost of a healthy diet per capita
2.8 PPP dollar/capita/day
Per-person cost of the least expensive locally available foods to meet daily needs, based on food-based dietary guidelines
2021
Source: FAOSTAT
Uganda
82
Eastern Africa
84
World
42
Percent of the population who cannot afford a healthy diet
82%
Share of the population whose food budget is less than the cost of a healthy diet
2021
Source: FAOSTAT
Uganda
501.5
Eastern Africa
213.8
World
261.4
Availability of fruits
501.5 g/capita/day
Amount of fruits—an underconsumed yet highly nutritious food group—available in a country’s food supply per capita per day
2021
Source: FAOSTAT
Uganda
79.6
Eastern Africa
151.1
World
300.8
Availability of vegetables
79.6 g/capita/day
Amount of vegetables—an underconsumed yet highly nutritious food group—available in a country’s food supply per capita per day
2021
Source: FAOSTAT
Uganda
19
Eastern Africa
18
World
68
Percent of the population using safely managed drinking water services
19%
Share of the population that gets drinking water from an improved source, providing the clean water essential for food security (SDG 6.1.1)
2022
Uganda
0
Eastern Africa
2.4
World
155.1
Retail value (total sales) of ultra-processed foods per capita
0 current PPP dollar/capita/year
Annual perperson sales of ultra-processed foods, which are known to be associated with poor health outcomes
2021
Uganda
59
Eastern Africa
53
World
66
MDD-W: Minimum dietary diversity for women
59%
Share of women who consumed at least the minimum recommended food groups the previous day, which makes it more likely they consume adequate micronutrients
2021
Uganda
32
Eastern Africa
29
World
39
All-5: Consumption of all five food groups
32%
Share of the adult population consuming all five food groups typically recommended for daily consumption
2021
Uganda
3.6
Eastern Africa
3.5
World
3.8
NCD-Protect
3.6
Average score for adults on an indicator of dietary practices protective against noncommunicable diseases, like eating enough fiber, on a scale from 0 to 9
2021
Uganda
1.3
Eastern Africa
1.3
World
2.1
NCD-Risk
1.3
Average score for adults on an indicator of dietary practices known to raise the risk of noncommunicable diseases, like eating too much sugar, on a scale from 0 to 9
2021
Uganda
8
Eastern Africa
11
World
11
Adults: Zero fruit or vegetable consumption
8%
Share of adults who did not consume any fruits or vegetables the previous day
2021
Uganda
20
Eastern Africa
20
World
19
Adults: Soft drink consumption
20%
Share of adults who consumed a sugar-sweetened soft drink, which are generally known to be unhealthy, during the previous day
2021
Uganda
32
Eastern Africa
28
World
11
POU: Prevalence of undernourishment
32%
Share of the population that goes hungry—that is, lacks enough calories for a healthy, active life (SDG 2.1.1)
2021
Source: FAOSTAT
Uganda
74
Eastern Africa
67
World
31
Percent of the population experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity
74%
Per-person cost of the least expensive locally available foods to meet daily needs, based on food-based dietary guidelines
2021
Source: FAOSTAT
Uganda
26
Eastern Africa
22
World
32
MDD (IYCF): Minimum dietary diversity for infants and young children
26%
Share of young children who consumed at least the minimum recommended food groups the previous day, which makes it more likely they consume adequate micronutrients
2016
Source: UNICEF
Uganda
44
Eastern Africa
42
World
39
Children (6-23 months): Zero fruit or vegetable consumption
44% population 6-23 months
Share of young children who did not consume any fruits or vegetables the previous day
2016
Source: UNICEF
Less Desirable
More Desirable
Environment, natural resources, and production
Less Desirable
More Desirable
Uganda
2.3
Eastern Africa
2.1
World
4.2
Cereals yield
2.3 tonnes/ha
Yield, or production per unit area (tonnes per hectare)—an indicator of how efficient production is
2022
Source: FAOSTAT
Uganda
4.5
Eastern Africa
6.9
World
13.8
Fruit yield
4.5 tonnes/ha
Yield, or production per unit area (tonnes per hectare)—an indicator of how efficient production is
2022
Source: FAOSTAT
Uganda
5.7
Eastern Africa
8.7
World
20.1
Vegetable yield
5.7 tonnes/ha
Yield, or production per unit area (tonnes per hectare)—an indicator of how efficient production is
2022
Source: FAOSTAT
Uganda
438.2
Eastern Africa
482
World
2,262.9
Cow's milk yield
438.2 100 g/animal
Yield, or production per animal (100 g per animal)—an indicator of how efficient production is
2022
Source: FAOSTAT
Uganda
1,553
Eastern Africa
1,477.5
World
2,210.1
Beef yield
1,553 100 g/animal
Yield, or production per animal (100 g per animal)—an indicator of how efficient production is
2022
Source: FAOSTAT
Eastern Africa
7.8
World
21.2
Fishery health index progress score
No Data
An indicator summarizing the availability and sustainability of fish, which are at risk of overfishing or environmental degradation
Source: Minderoo Foundation
Uganda
58,337
Eastern Africa
45,213.8
World
83,692.6
Agri-food systems greenhouse gas emissions
58,337 kT CO2eq
Uganda
0.1
Eastern Africa
0.2
World
0.2
Greenhouse gas emissions intensity for cereals (excluding rice)
0.1 kg CO2eq/kg product
Greenhouse gas emissions (kg CO2 equivalents) per kilogram produced of cereals (excluding rice)
2021
Source: FAOSTAT
Uganda
0.7
Eastern Africa
1.8
World
1.1
Greenhouse gas emissions intensity for rice
0.7 kg CO2eq/kg product
Uganda
4.3
Eastern Africa
3.5
World
1
Greenhouse gas emissions intensity for cow's milk
4.3 kg CO2eq/kg product
Greenhouse gas emissions (kg CO2 equivalents) per kilogram produced of cow's milk
2021
Source: FAOSTAT
Uganda
72.1
Eastern Africa
64.9
World
28.3
Greenhouse gas emissions intensity for beef
72.1 kg CO2eq/kg product
Uganda
0
Eastern Africa
1
World
0
Cropland area change
0% change
Average percentage change in cropland over the previous five years; expanding cropland is a major driver of biodiversity and ecosystem service loss and greenhouse gas emissions
2021
Source: FSCI
Uganda
27
Eastern Africa
52
World
43
Functional integrity: Agricultural land with minimum level of natural habitat
27% agricultural land
Percentage of agricultural land area with enough semi-natural or natural habitat, relative to the amount of cropland or rangeland, to maintain biodiversity and functioning ecosystems
2015
Source: DeClerck et al. 2021
Uganda
0
Eastern Africa
6
World
17
Agriculture water withdrawal as percent of total renewable water resources
0%
Water withdrawn for irrigation each year, as a percentage of the total renewable water resources available
2020
Source: AQUASTAT
Uganda
0.9
Eastern Africa
0.4
World
2.3
Pesticide use per area of cropland
0.9 kg/ha
The use of pesticides per area of cropland (kg active ingredient per hectare); pesticide use can cause pollution and harm health
2021
Source: FAOSTAT
Less Desirable
More Desirable
Livelihoods, Poverty, and Equity
Less Desirable
More Desirable
Uganda
24
Eastern Africa
25
World
4
Share of agriculture in GDP
24% GDP
Percentage of a country’s GDP derived from agriculture, a measure of the level of economic development of the country
2022
Source: FAOSTAT
Uganda
2
Eastern Africa
3
World
4
Unemployment rate (Rural)
2% working age population
Uganda
5
Eastern Africa
14
World
6
Underemployment rate (Rural)
5% working age population
Percentage of working-age people in rural areas who are underemployed (i.e., worked fewer hours than expected)
2021
Source: ILO
Uganda
1
Eastern Africa
18
World
58
Social protection coverage
1% population
Percentage of people who live in households that benefit from social protection programs, like cash transfers and health insurance
2016
Source: World Bank
Uganda
20
Eastern Africa
12
World
23
Social protection adequacy
20% welfare of beneficiary households
An indicator showing the extent to which social protection is sufficient to meet household needs
2016
Source: World Bank
Uganda
13
Eastern Africa
18
World
8
Percent of children 5-17 years engaged in child labor
13% children 5-17
Percentage of children ages 5–17 who are engaged in child labor, the majority of which is known to be in the food system and specifically in agriculture
2017
Source: UNICEF
Less Desirable
More Desirable
Governance
Less Desirable
More Desirable
Uganda
0.6
Eastern Africa
0.7
World
0.6
Civil society participation index
0.6
An indicator capturing the level of participation in civil society organizations
2022
Source: Varieties of Democracy
Uganda
0
Eastern Africa
5
World
8
Percent of the urban population living in cities signed onto the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact
0%
Percentage of the urban population that lives in cities signed on to the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact, suggesting prioritization of food issues in urban planning
2023
Eastern Africa
NaN
World
NaN
Degree of legal recognition of the right to food
No Data
Eastern Africa
NaN
World
NaN
Presence of a national food system transformation pathway
No Data
Uganda
-0.6
Eastern Africa
-0.7
World
0
Government effectiveness index
-0.6
An index capturing the perception of how effective the government is in making and enforcing policies and providing services
2022
Source: World Governance Indicators
Uganda
40
Eastern Africa
49.2
World
69.5
Food safety capacity
40
Whether functioning mechanisms exist to detect and respond to foodborne disease issues, measured as the percentage of a set of criteria met
2020
Source: WHO Global Health Observatory
Eastern Africa
NaN
World
NaN
Presence of national health-related food environment policies
No Data
Whether the country has any health-related food taxes, which are used to discourage consumption of unhealthy foods
Uganda
0
Eastern Africa
0.3
World
0.2
V-Dem accountability index
0
An index capturing the extent to which the government is seen as being accountable for its actions
2022
Source: Varieties of Democracy
Uganda
58
Eastern Africa
28.1
World
43
Open budget index score
58
A score based on how easily the public can access information about how the government raises and spends money
2021
Source: International Budget Partnership
Eastern Africa
NaN
World
NaN
Guarantees for public access to information
No Data
Whether the country has and implements guarantees for access to information (SDG 16.10.2)
Source: Sustainable Development Goals
Less Desirable
More Desirable
Resilience
Less Desirable
More Desirable
Eastern Africa
NaN
World
NaN
Ratio of total damages from all disasters to GDP
No Data
Cost of all damage from natural disasters, as a percentage of GDP
Source: EM-DAT
Uganda
0.7
Eastern Africa
0.7
World
0.7
Dietary sourcing flexibility index
0.7
An index capturing the diversity of pathways through which food reaches consumers, indicating how difficult it is to disrupt the food supply
2019
Source:
FAO
Uganda
70
Eastern Africa
81.4
World
110.1
Mobile cellular subscriptions
70 Number per 100 people
Number of mobile phone subscriptions as a percentage of the population, indicating the level of infrastructure and access to information to respond to shocks
2022
Uganda
0.4
Eastern Africa
0.4
World
0.5
Social capital index
0.4
An index for the social capital in the country—how much people feel they can trust and can rely on their government and one another
2021
Source: Legatum InstituteFSCI
Uganda
30
Eastern Africa
32
World
25
Proportion of agricultural land with minimum level of species diversity (crop and pasture)
30% agricultural land
Percentage of agricultural land (crop and pasture) containing a sufficient diversity of species, which helps cope with shocks and changes
2020
Source:
Jones et al. 2021
Uganda
5,600
Eastern Africa
27,665.9
World
163,165.1
Number of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in either medium- or long-term conservation facilities
5,600
Number of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in medium- or long-term conservation facilities (SDG 2.5.1)
2021
Source: FAOSTAT
Uganda
3
Eastern Africa
1.7
World
3.8
Number of animal genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in either medium- or long-term conservation facilities
3
Number of animal genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in medium- or long-term conservation facilities (SDG 2.5.1)
2021
Source: FAOSTAT
Uganda
0.3
Eastern Africa
0.3
World
0.4
Prevalence of severe coping strategies
0.3
Percentage of high-risk populations who need to rely on extreme strategies to cope with food insecurity
2022
Source:
WFP
Uganda
0.8
Eastern Africa
0.7
World
0.7
Food price volatility
0.8
Uganda
83
Eastern Africa
37
World
32.2
Food supply variability per capita
83 kcal/capita/day
How much the food supply (in calories per person per day) varies over time, indicating how well the food system can respond to shocks
2021
Source: FAOSTAT
Less Desirable
More Desirable