Tanzania vs Uganda: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita
Tanzania
-1.1%
in 2025
Uganda
-1.2%
in 2025
Tanzania rank
213th
Uganda rank
215th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita over time
- Tanzania
- Uganda
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports -1.1% against -1.2% in Uganda, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Tanzania ranks 213th and Uganda ranks 215th of 227 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7% | -2.9% | 2.2% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | -0.8% | -1.8% | 1.0% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | -0.9% | -1.5% | 0.6% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | -1.1% | -1.2% | 0.1% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita, Tanzania or Uganda?
- Tanzania, at -1.1% against -1.2% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita between Tanzania and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 213th and Uganda ranks 215th of 227 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.