Land use hidden — Forest in Uganda
Uganda: Land use hidden — Forest was 22,141 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Uganda, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 22,141 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Uganda peaked at 35,755 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22,141 Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places Uganda 91st out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35,755 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 35,342 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 34,930 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 34,517 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 34,105 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 33,692 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 33,280 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 32,867 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 32,454 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 32,042 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 31,630 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 31,217 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 30,804 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 30,392 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 29,979 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 29,567 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 29,154 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 28,742 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 28,329 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 27,917 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 27,504 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 27,092 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 26,679 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 26,267 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 25,854 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 25,442 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 25,029 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 24,617 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 24,204 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 23,792 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 23,379 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 22,966 Square kilometres | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 22,554 Square kilometres | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 22,141 Square kilometres | -1.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 22,141 Square kilometres is below the median for low income countries, which is 23,449 Square kilometres, 94% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 22,141 Square kilometres is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60,677 Square kilometres, 36% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,898 Square kilometres | 32,042 Square kilometres | 35,755 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,773 Square kilometres | 27,917 Square kilometres | 31,630 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,648 Square kilometres | 23,792 Square kilometres | 27,504 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,760 Square kilometres | 22,141 Square kilometres | 23,379 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 88 Solomon Islands 25,208 Square kilometres compare
- 89 Côte d’Ivoire 24,980 Square kilometres compare
- 90 Sierra Leone 24,757 Square kilometres compare
- 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21,879 Square kilometres compare
- 93 Dominican Republic 21,684 Square kilometres compare
- 94 Malawi 21,157 Square kilometres 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 land use hidden — forest in Uganda?
- Land use hidden — forest in Uganda was 22,141 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 35,755 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,141 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Uganda rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Uganda ranks 91st out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata