15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow in Uganda
Uganda: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow was 0.4 km2 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow in Uganda, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow in Uganda is 0.4 km2, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow in Uganda peaked at 1.7 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4 km2, in 2021.
That places Uganda 33rd out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow in Uganda, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 1 km2 | -41.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8 km2 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6 km2 | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 km2 | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4 km2 | -20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.35 km2 | 1 km2 | 1.7 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6333 km2 | 0.5 km2 | 0.8 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.4 km2 | 0.4 km2 | 0.4 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 30 Azerbaijan 1.7 km2 compare
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- 34 Slovenia 0.3 km2 compare
- 35 Algeria 0 km2
- 35 American Samoa 0 km2
- 35 Andorra 0 km2
- 35 Angola 0 km2
- 35 Armenia 0 km2 compare
- 35 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 km2
- 35 Australia 0 km2
- 35 Bangladesh 0 km2
- 35 Barbados 0 km2
- 35 Belgium 0 km2
- 35 Belize 0 km2
- 35 Benin 0 km2
- 35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 km2
- 35 Botswana 0 km2
- 35 British Virgin Islands 0 km2
- 35 Brunei Darussalam 0 km2
- 35 Bulgaria 0 km2
- 35 Burkina Faso 0 km2
- 35 Burundi 0 km2
- 35 Cambodia 0 km2
- 35 Cameroon 0 km2
- 35 Central African Republic 0 km2
- 35 Chad 0 km2
- 35 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 km2
- 35 Christmas Island 0 km2
- 35 Comoros 0 km2
- 35 Congo 0 km2
- 35 Cook Islands 0 km2
- 35 Costa Rica 0 km2
- 35 Croatia 0 km2
- 35 Cuba 0 km2
- 35 Cyprus 0 km2
- 35 Czechia 0 km2
- 35 Djibouti 0 km2
- 35 Dominican Republic 0 km2
- 35 Egypt 0 km2
- 35 El Salvador 0 km2
- 35 Equatorial Guinea 0 km2
- 35 Eritrea 0 km2
- 35 Eswatini 0 km2
- 35 Ethiopia 0 km2
- 35 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 km2
- 35 Faroe Islands 0 km2
- 35 Fiji 0 km2
- 35 Finland 0 km2
- 35 French Guiana 0 km2
- 35 French Polynesia 0 km2
- 35 Gabon 0 km2
- 35 Ghana 0 km2
- 35 Greece 0 km2
- 35 Grenada 0 km2
- 35 Guadeloupe 0 km2
- 35 Guam 0 km2
- 35 Guatemala 0 km2
- 35 Guinea 0 km2
- 35 Guyana 0 km2
- 35 Haiti 0 km2
- 35 Honduras 0 km2
- 35 Hungary 0 km2
- 35 Iraq 0 km2
- 35 Ireland 0 km2
- 35 Isle of Man 0 km2
- 35 Jamaica 0 km2
- 35 Jordan 0 km2
- 35 Kenya 0 km2
- 35 Lebanon 0 km2
- 35 Lesotho 0 km2
- 35 Liberia 0 km2
- 35 Libya 0 km2
- 35 Liechtenstein 0 km2
- 35 Luxembourg 0 km2
- 35 Madagascar 0 km2
- 35 Malawi 0 km2
- 35 Malaysia 0 km2
- 35 Mali 0 km2
- 35 Martinique 0 km2
- 35 Mauritania 0 km2
- 35 Mauritius 0 km2
- 35 Mayotte 0 km2
- 35 Montenegro 0 km2
- 35 Montserrat 0 km2
- 35 Morocco 0 km2
- 35 Mozambique 0 km2
- 35 Namibia 0 km2
- 35 New Caledonia 0 km2
- 35 Nicaragua 0 km2
- 35 Niger 0 km2
- 35 Nigeria 0 km2
- 35 North Macedonia 0 km2
- 35 Northern Mariana Islands 0 km2
- 35 Oman 0 km2
- 35 Palestine, State of 0 km2
- 35 Panama 0 km2
- 35 Papua New Guinea 0 km2
- 35 Paraguay 0 km2
- 35 Philippines 0 km2
- 35 Poland 0 km2
- 35 Portugal 0 km2
- 35 Puerto Rico 0 km2
- 35 Republic of Korea 0 km2
- 35 Réunion 0 km2
- 35 Romania 0 km2
- 35 Rwanda 0 km2
- 35 Saint Lucia 0 km2
- 35 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 km2
- 35 Samoa 0 km2
- 35 San Marino 0 km2
- 35 Saudi Arabia 0 km2
- 35 Senegal 0 km2
- 35 Serbia 0 km2
- 35 Sierra Leone 0 km2
- 35 Slovakia 0 km2
- 35 Solomon Islands 0 km2
- 35 Somalia 0 km2
- 35 South Africa 0 km2
- 35 South Sudan 0 km2
- 35 Sri Lanka 0 km2
- 35 Sudan 0 km2
- 35 Suriname 0 km2
- 35 Thailand 0 km2
- 35 Togo 0 km2
- 35 Tonga 0 km2
- 35 Trinidad and Tobago 0 km2
- 35 Tunisia 0 km2
- 35 Turkmenistan 0 km2
- 35 Ukraine 0 km2
- 35 United Arab Emirates 0 km2
- 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 km2
- 35 United States Virgin Islands 0 km2
- 35 Uruguay 0 km2
- 35 Vanuatu 0 km2
- 35 Western Sahara 0 km2
- 35 Yemen 0 km2
- 35 Zambia 0 km2
- 35 Zimbabwe 0 km2
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow in Uganda?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow in Uganda was 0.4 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 km2 in 2021.
- How does Uganda rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow?
- Uganda ranks 33rd out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow and glaciers — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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