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 106th of 231 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 | 4,032 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
- 103 Estonia 2,447 1000 ha compare
- 104 Sierra Leone 2,436 1000 ha compare
- 105 Equatorial Guinea 2,407 1000 ha compare
- 107 Turkmenistan 2,330 1000 ha compare
- 108 Dominican Republic 2,257 1000 ha compare
- 109 Lithuania 2,216 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Uganda
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.1 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 11.14 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,730 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.93 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 28.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,598 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,748 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 54.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 8,751 1000 ha (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 106th out of 231 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.