Uganda Food Prices: Longitudinal Market Data from 1992 to 2026

Uganda food price records for commodities such as maize, rice, and beans are sourced from the World Food Programme Price Database. The data tracks market-level pricing across the country with some records dating back to 1992 and continuing through 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing price volatility of maize and beans to assess food security trends
• Correlating fish and sugar price fluctuations with regional economic indicators
• Forecasting future food costs based on historical monthly price data

Strengths

• Sourced directly from the World Food Programme Price Database
• Temporal coverage spanning from 1992 to 2026
• Includes specific food categories like maize, fish, and sugar

Limitations

• Many markets only began reporting data after 2003
• Reporting frequency varies between weekly and monthly updates

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP) Price Database

Collection Method

Market monitoring

Time Range

1992-2026

Freshness

Updated weekly, though the majority of the records are aggregated at a monthly level.

Geography

Uganda