Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Uganda
Uganda: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 514,350 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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
Uganda recorded 514,350 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Uganda peaked at 514,350 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 169,970 hectares, in 1990.
Uganda ranks 57th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 214,246 hectares | 169,970 hectares | 258,521 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 312,640 hectares | 268,360 hectares | 356,920 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 411,040 hectares | 366,760 hectares | 455,320 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 489,755 hectares | 465,160 hectares | 514,350 hectares | 6 |
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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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Uganda?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Uganda was 514,350 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 514,350 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 169,970 hectares in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Uganda ranks 57th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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