Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Uganda
Uganda: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 78.28 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Uganda, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 78.28 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Uganda peaked at 96.26 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 78.28 %, in 2025.
Uganda ranks 179th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 96.26 % | — |
| 1991 | 95.94 % | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 95.61 % | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 95.25 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 94.88 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 94.49 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 94.07 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 93.62 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 93.15 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 92.65 % | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 92.11 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 91.7 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 91.27 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 90.84 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 90.38 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 89.92 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 89.44 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 88.94 % | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 88.43 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 87.9 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 87.35 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 86.78 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 86.19 % | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 85.58 % | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 84.95 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 84.3 % | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 83.75 % | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 83.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 82.63 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 82.05 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 81.45 % | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 80.85 % | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 80.23 % | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 79.59 % | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 78.94 % | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 78.28 % | -0.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 78.28 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 97.62 %, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 78.28 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 97.67 %, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.59 % | 92.65 % | 96.26 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.09 % | 87.9 % | 92.11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.68 % | 82.05 % | 87.35 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.89 % | 78.28 % | 81.45 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 176 Trinidad and Tobago 80.53 % compare
- 177 Fiji 79.99 % compare
- 178 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 79.34 % compare
- 180 Tunisia 78.08 % compare
- 181 Micronesia (Federated States of) 77.99 % compare
- 182 Micronesia 76.87 % 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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Uganda?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Uganda was 78.28 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 96.26 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.28 % in 2025.
- How does Uganda rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Uganda ranks 179th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.