Moroto
Uganda
Most Harvested Crop in 2005
Sorghum
Poverty Headcount Ratio $1.90/day (2011 PPP) in 2012
85%
Most Acute Condition Among Children in 2011
20% Severely Stunted
Average Annual Rainfall from 1990 to 2015
921mm
About

Moroto is a province of Uganda. As of 2012 Western rural, Uganda had a total population of approximately 5.22M people.

The most widely harvested crop in Moroto by area was Sorghum with 5.44k ha harvested with a total production value of Intl $1.27M.

Among children in Karamoja, Uganda in 2011, 20% were severely stunted, 14% were severely underweight, and 3% were severely wasted.

As of 2012, there were 4.45M people living below $1.90/day (2011 PPP) and 4.83M people living below $3.10/day (2011 PPP) in Western rural, Uganda.

Agriculture

Harvested Area Versus Value of Production

Tobaccos are the crop with the highest production value per area in Moroto, with Intl $2.23k per ha.

Sorghums are the crop with the lowest production value per area in Moroto, with Intl $234.021875 per ha.

This means that growers of Tobaccos will earn approximately 10 times more per hectare than if they grow Sorghums.

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Water Supply for Crops

100%
Rainfed
0%
Irrigated

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

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Climate

Rainfall by Location

From 1990 to 2015, Moroto had average annual rainfall of 921mm across a total cropland area of 7.36k ha.

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Health

Health Conditions Among Children

20%
Severely Stunted
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Among children in Karamoja, Uganda in 2011, 20% were severely stunted, 14% were severely underweight, and 3% were severely wasted.

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Health Conditions Among Children by Gender

39%
Male Stunting
43%
Female Stunting

The health condition most afflicting male and female children in 2011 in Northern, Uganda is stunting with 39% of male children affected and 43% of female children affected.

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Health Conditions Among Children by Residence

43%
Urban Being Underweight
42%
Rural Stunting

The health condition most afflicting children in urban areas in 2011 in Northern, Uganda is being underweight with 43% of urban children affected. The health condition most afflicting children in rural areas in Northern, Uganda is stunting with 42% of rural children affected.

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Poverty

Poverty Levels

4.45M
$1.90/day (2011 PPP)
Data provided by World Bank's PovcalNet

As of 2012, there were 4.45M people living below $1.90/day (2011 PPP) and 4.83M people living below $3.10/day (2011 PPP) in Western rural, Uganda.

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