Laos vs Uganda: Annual change in forest area
Laos
-35,334 hectares
in 2025
Uganda
-28,098 hectares
in 2025
Laos rank
201st
Uganda rank
199th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Laos
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports -28,098 hectares against -35,334 hectares in Laos, a difference of 7,236 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 201st and Uganda ranks 199th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -34,924 hectares | -114,719 hectares | 79,795 hectares | Laos |
| 2000s | -38,543 hectares | -56,604 hectares | 18,061 hectares | Laos |
| 2010s | -45,549 hectares | -41,326 hectares | 4,223 hectares | Uganda |
| 2020s | -34,668 hectares | -28,098 hectares | 6,570 hectares | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Laos or Uganda?
- Uganda, at -28,098 hectares against -35,334 hectares in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Laos and Uganda?
- 7,236 hectares, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Uganda rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Laos ranks 201st and Uganda ranks 199th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.