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 166th of 222 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.
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
- 163 Trinidad and Tobago 80.53 % compare
- 164 Fiji 79.99 % compare
- 165 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 79.34 % compare
- 167 Tunisia 78.08 % compare
- 168 Micronesia (Federated States of) 77.99 % compare
- 169 Micronesia 76.87 % compare
More environment data for Uganda
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.1 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 11.14 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,730 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.93 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 28.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,598 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,748 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 54.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 8,751 1000 ha (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 166th out of 222 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.