Annual deforestation in Uganda
Uganda: Annual deforestation was 37,940 hectares per year in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual deforestation in Uganda, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 37,940 hectares per year for annual deforestation in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Uganda peaked at 124,560 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 37,940 hectares per year, in 2015.
Uganda ranks 29th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 124,560 hectares per year | 124,560 hectares per year | 124,560 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 59,990 hectares per year | 59,990 hectares per year | 59,990 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 48,965 hectares per year | 37,940 hectares per year | 59,990 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 37,940 hectares per year | 37,940 hectares per year | 37,940 hectares per year | 1 |
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 deforestation in Uganda?
- Annual deforestation in Uganda was 37,940 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 124,560 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,940 hectares per year in 2015.
- How does Uganda rank for annual deforestation?
- Uganda ranks 29th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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