Rakai
Uganda
Most Harvested Crop in 2005
Plantain
Poverty Headcount Ratio $1.90/day (2011 PPP) in 2013
16%
Most Acute Condition Among Children in 2011
13% Severely Stunted
Average Annual Rainfall from 1990 to 2015
1,411mm
About

Rakai is a province of Uganda. As of 2013 Central, Uganda had a total population of approximately 8.78M people. This represents a 96% increase from 2012 when the population of Central, Uganda was approximately 4.47M.

The most widely harvested crop in Rakai by area was Plantain with 94.14k ha harvested with a total production value of Intl $107.67M.

Among children in Central 1, Uganda in 2011, 13% were severely stunted, 5% were severely underweight, and 0% were severely wasted.

As of 2012, there were 2.62M people living below $1.90/day (2011 PPP) and 3.66M people living below $3.10/day (2011 PPP) in Central rural, Uganda.

Agriculture

Harvested Area Versus Value of Production

Tropical Fruits are the crop with the highest production value per area in Rakai, with Intl $2.66k per ha.

Other Pulses are the crop with the lowest production value per area in Rakai, with Intl $204.000000 per ha.

This means that growers of Tropical Fruits will earn approximately 13 times more per hectare than if they grow Other Pulses.

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Water Supply for Crops

100%
Rainfed
0%
Irrigated

In 2005, 100% of the crops produced in Rakai by harvested area were rainfed, compared to 0% irrigated.

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Climate

Rainfall by Location

From 1990 to 2015, Rakai had average annual rainfall of 1,411mm across a total cropland area of 62.07k ha.

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Health

Health Conditions Among Children

13%
Severely Stunted
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Among children in Central 1, Uganda in 2011, 13% were severely stunted, 5% were severely underweight, and 0% were severely wasted.

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Health Conditions Among Children by Gender

34%
Male Stunting
32%
Female Stunting

The health condition most afflicting male and female children in 2011 in Central, Uganda is stunting with 34% of male children affected and 32% of female children affected.

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Health Conditions Among Children by Residence

19%
Urban Stunting
35%
Rural Stunting

The health condition most afflicting urban and rural children in 2011 in Central, Uganda is stunting with 19% of urban children affected and 35% of rural children affected.

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Poverty

Poverty Levels

2.62M
$1.90/day (2011 PPP)
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As of 2012, there were 2.62M people living below $1.90/day (2011 PPP) and 3.66M people living below $3.10/day (2011 PPP) in Central rural, Uganda.

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Poverty Measures by Gender of Head of Household

Disposable Income
79%
Male
86%
Female

As of 2012, 79% of male headed households and 86% of female headed households in Central rural, Uganda live below $3.10/day (2011 PPP).

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