Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was -1.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Uganda, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Uganda is -1.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Uganda peaked at -1.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -3.4%, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 215th of 227 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.9% | -3.3% | -2.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.8% | -3.4% | -1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.5% | -1.9% | -1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.2% | -1.2% | -1.1% | 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 vs. gdp per capita in Uganda?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Uganda was -1.2% 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was -1.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.4% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Uganda ranks 215th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.