Inland waters — Area in Uganda
Uganda: Inland waters — Area was 4,730 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland waters — Area in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland waters — area in Uganda stood at 4,730 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Uganda peaked at 4,730 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,103 1000 ha, in 2010.
Uganda ranks 15th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,174 1000 ha | 4,174 1000 ha | 4,174 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,174 1000 ha | 4,174 1000 ha | 4,174 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,174 1000 ha | 4,174 1000 ha | 4,174 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,174 1000 ha | 4,174 1000 ha | 4,174 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,174 1000 ha | 4,174 1000 ha | 4,174 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,301 1000 ha | 4,103 1000 ha | 4,579 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,699 1000 ha | 4,579 1000 ha | 4,730 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.23 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Uganda?
- Inland waters — area in Uganda was 4,730 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4,730 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,103 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Uganda rank for inland waters — area?
- Uganda ranks 15th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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, published as part of Inland waters — 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.