Annual change in forest area in Uganda
Uganda: Annual change in forest area was -28,098 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Uganda, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area in Uganda is -28,098 hectares, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Uganda peaked at -28,096 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, -114,719 hectares, in 1991.
That places Uganda 199th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -114,719 hectares | -114,719 hectares | -114,719 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -56,604 hectares | -114,719 hectares | -50,147 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -41,326 hectares | -50,147 hectares | -28,096 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -28,098 hectares | -28,098 hectares | -28,096 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More environment data for Uganda
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 57.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.15 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 20.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2833 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 38.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0269 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Uganda?
- Annual change in forest area in Uganda was -28,098 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was -28,096 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -114,719 hectares in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for annual change in forest area?
- Uganda ranks 199th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.