Uganda vs United States: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Uganda

52,214 hectares

in 2024

United States

47,201 hectares

in 2024

Uganda rank

28th

United States rank

30th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Uganda currently reports 52,214 hectares against 47,201 hectares in United States, a difference of 5,013 hectares.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States ahead.

Uganda ranks 28th and United States ranks 30th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.