Change forest area share total in Uganda
Uganda: Change forest area share total was -1.19 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change forest area share total in Uganda, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded -1.19 for change forest area share total in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Uganda peaked at -1.07 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -3.37, in 2000.
That places Uganda 216th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2.59 | — |
| 1992 | -2.66 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | -2.73 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | -2.81 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | -2.89 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | -2.97 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | -3.06 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | -3.16 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | -3.26 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | -3.37 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | -1.5 | -55.6% |
| 2002 | -1.52 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | -1.54 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | -1.57 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | -1.59 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | -1.62 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | -1.64 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | -1.67 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | -1.7 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | -1.73 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | -1.76 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | -1.79 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | -1.82 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | -1.86 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | -1.89 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | -1.07 | -43.4% |
| 2017 | -1.08 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | -1.1 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | -1.11 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | -1.12 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | -1.13 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | -1.15 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | -1.16 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | -1.17 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | -1.19 | +1.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's -1.19 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.4663, 2.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's -1.19 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 3.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +55.6% | -3.37 | -1.5 |
| 2016 | +43.4% | -1.89 | -1.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.9 | -3.26 | -2.59 | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.77 | -3.37 | -1.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.52 | -1.89 | -1.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.15 | -1.19 | -1.12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More environment data for Uganda
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1034 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 26.51 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Uganda?
- Change forest area share total in Uganda was -1.19 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was -1.07 in 2016.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.37 in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for change forest area share total?
- Uganda ranks 216th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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