Forest land — Area in Uganda
Uganda: Forest land — Area was 2,368 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Uganda, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Uganda is 2,368 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Uganda peaked at 4,548 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,368 1000 ha, in 2025.
Uganda ranks 115th of 249 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.
Forest land — Area in Uganda, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,548 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 4,433 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 4,319 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 4,204 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 4,089 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 3,974 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 3,860 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 3,745 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 3,630 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 3,516 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 3,401 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 3,351 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 3,301 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 3,250 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 3,200 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 3,150 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 3,100 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 3,050 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 3,000 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2,950 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2,899 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2,849 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2,799 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 2,749 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2,699 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 2,649 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 2,621 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 2,592 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 2,564 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2,536 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 2,508 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 2,480 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2,452 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2,424 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 2,396 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 2,368 1000 ha | -1.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 2,368 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,436 1000 ha, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 2,368 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 60% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,032 1000 ha | 3,516 1000 ha | 4,548 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,175 1000 ha | 2,950 1000 ha | 3,401 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,696 1000 ha | 2,536 1000 ha | 2,899 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,438 1000 ha | 2,368 1000 ha | 2,508 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 112 Estonia 2,447 1000 ha compare
- 113 Sierra Leone 2,436 1000 ha compare
- 114 Equatorial Guinea 2,407 1000 ha compare
- 116 Turkmenistan 2,330 1000 ha compare
- 117 Dominican Republic 2,257 1000 ha compare
- 118 Lithuania 2,216 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Uganda
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Uganda?
- Forest land — area in Uganda was 2,368 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4,548 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,368 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Uganda rank for forest land — area?
- Uganda ranks 115th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.