Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Uganda
Uganda: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 3,456 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Uganda, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland water bodies — area from modis in Uganda stood at 3,456 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in Uganda peaked at 3,456 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,406 1000 ha, in 2017.
Uganda ranks 13th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Uganda, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,427 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 3,428 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,435 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 3,440 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 3,446 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 3,444 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,442 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 3,440 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3,437 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3,431 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3,428 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3,423 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 3,418 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3,414 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,411 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 3,409 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 3,406 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3,409 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3,412 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3,420 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3,431 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3,438 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 3,447 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 3,456 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 3,456 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 106.45 1000 ha, 32.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 3,456 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.19 1000 ha, 37.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,438 1000 ha | 3,427 1000 ha | 3,446 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,416 1000 ha | 3,406 1000 ha | 3,431 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,438 1000 ha | 3,420 1000 ha | 3,456 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 10 Greenland 6,079 1000 ha compare
- 10 Viet Nam 464.4 1000 ha compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 4,201 1000 ha compare
- 11 Polynesia 279.13 1000 ha compare
- 12 Indonesia 4,032 1000 ha compare
- 12 Micronesia 240.85 1000 ha compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 149.14 1000 ha compare
- 14 Australia 3,411 1000 ha compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 83.44 1000 ha compare
- 15 Argentina 3,137 1000 ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 78.86 1000 ha compare
- 16 Chile 3,036 1000 ha compare
- 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 20.82 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 inland water bodies — area from modis in Uganda?
- Inland water bodies — area from modis in Uganda was 3,456 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3,456 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,406 1000 ha in 2017.
- How does Uganda rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
- Uganda ranks 13th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.