Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uganda?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Uganda

Name: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Uganda
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Uganda: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

55th

of 167 countries

All-time high

0.266 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 2009

All-time low

0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Uganda, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in 2023.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Uganda peaked at 0.266 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.

Uganda ranks 55th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Uganda, 1961 to 2023.
Year	Square kilometres per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	—
1962	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1963	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1964	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1965	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1966	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1967	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1968	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1969	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1970	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1971	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1972	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1973	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1974	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1975	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1976	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1977	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1978	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1979	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1980	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1981	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1982	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1983	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1984	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1985	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1986	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.2%
1987	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1988	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1990	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1991	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1992	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1993	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1994	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1995	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1996	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1997	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1998	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1999	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2000	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2001	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2002	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2003	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2004	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2005	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2006	0.2584 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.0%
2007	0.2609 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.0%
2008	0.2635 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.0%
2009	0.266 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.0%
2010	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.4%
2011	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2012	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2013	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2014	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2015	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2016	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2017	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2018	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2019	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2020	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2021	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2023	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%

Uganda compared with similar countries

Uganda's 0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2461 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Uganda's 0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.269 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.2525 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.2584 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2558 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.266 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Uganda

52 Luxembourg 0.271 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
53 Tanzania 0.2709 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
54 Zambia 0.269 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
56 Dominican Republic 0.2383 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
57 Portugal 0.236 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
58 Ghana 0.2279 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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)

All data for Uganda →

Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Uganda?: Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Uganda was 0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?: The highest recorded value was 0.266 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2009.
What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Uganda rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?: Uganda ranks 55th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uganda?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre
Unit: Square kilometres per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 167 places, 9,813 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.