Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Uganda
Uganda: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0276 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Uganda peaked at 0.0276 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2021.
Uganda ranks 58th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Uganda, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0263 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0264 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0263 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0255 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0255 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0255 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0276 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0253 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre, 78% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0252 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0255 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0276 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0253 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 55 Luxembourg 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Zambia 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Dominican Republic 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Portugal 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Ghana 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Niger 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Uganda?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Uganda was 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0276 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Uganda rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Uganda ranks 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 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.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 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.