Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Uganda
Uganda: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 4,098 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Uganda, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Uganda stood at 4,098 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 28.2% on the previous year and up 160.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Uganda peaked at 4,098 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,283 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Uganda 51st out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,283 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1,571 Square kilometres | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 1,841 Square kilometres | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 3,196 Square kilometres | +73.6% |
| 2022 | 4,098 Square kilometres | +28.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,283 Square kilometres | 1,283 Square kilometres | 1,283 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,706 Square kilometres | 1,571 Square kilometres | 1,841 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 3,647 Square kilometres | 3,196 Square kilometres | 4,098 Square kilometres | 2 |
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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)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0004 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate 88.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Uganda?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Uganda was 4,098 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4,098 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,283 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Uganda rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Uganda ranks 51st out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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