Ethiopia vs Uganda: Share of global annual deforestation
Ethiopia
0.4%
in 2020
Uganda
0.4%
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
28th
Uganda rank
29th
Share of global annual deforestation over time
- Ethiopia
- Uganda
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Uganda, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Uganda ranks 29th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Ethiopia or Uganda?
- Ethiopia, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Uganda as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 0.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th and Uganda ranks 29th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.