Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Uganda

Uganda: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 7,257 Square kilometres in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
7,257 Square kilometres
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
65th
of 207 countries
All-time high
7,978 Square kilometres
in 2000
All-time low
7,257 Square kilometres
in 2022
Years of data
6
2000–2022

Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Uganda, 2000–2022

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2000201120222000: 8.0k Square kilometres2005: 7.9k Square kilometres2010: 7.8k Square kilometres2015: 7.8k Square kilometres2020: 7.5k Square kilometres2022: 7.3k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

In 2022, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Uganda stood at 7,257 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Uganda peaked at 7,978 Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7,257 Square kilometres, in 2022.

Uganda ranks 65th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7,922 Square kilometres 7,866 Square kilometres 7,978 Square kilometres 2
2010s 7,833 Square kilometres 7,821 Square kilometres 7,845 Square kilometres 2
2020s 7,378 Square kilometres 7,257 Square kilometres 7,499 Square kilometres 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Uganda?
Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Uganda was 7,257 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 7,978 Square kilometres in 2000.
What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 7,257 Square kilometres in 2022.
How does Uganda rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
Uganda ranks 65th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
1,053 places, 6,318 data points, 2000–2022
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The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation