Forest area in Uganda
Uganda: Forest area was 2.37 million hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Uganda, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Uganda stood at 2.37 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Uganda peaked at 4.55 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.37 million hectares, in 2025.
Uganda ranks 102nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.03 million hectares | 3.52 million hectares | 4.55 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.18 million hectares | 2.95 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.70 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.44 million hectares | 2.37 million hectares | 2.51 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 99 Estonia 2.45 million hectares compare
- 100 Sierra Leone 2.44 million hectares compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 2.41 million hectares compare
- 103 Turkmenistan 2.33 million hectares compare
- 104 Dominican Republic 2.26 million hectares compare
- 105 Lithuania 2.22 million hectares compare
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 forest area in Uganda?
- Forest area in Uganda was 2.37 million 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 forest area recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.55 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.37 million hectares in 2025.
- How does Uganda rank for forest area?
- Uganda ranks 102nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.