Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Uganda
Uganda: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 22.93 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 22.93 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Uganda peaked at 27.59 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.93 %, in 2021.
Uganda ranks 77th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.02 % | — |
| 1962 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 25.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 25.58 % | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 25.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 25.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 25.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 25.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 25.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 25.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 25.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 25.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 25.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25.58 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 25.58 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 25.69 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 25.79 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 25.89 % | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 25.99 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 26.09 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.19 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 26.3 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 26.4 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.5 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 26.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.3 % | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 26.08 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 25.87 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 25.66 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 25.45 % | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 25.5 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 25.54 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 26.56 % | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 27.59 % | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 25.26 % | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 22.93 % | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 22.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.93 % | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 22.93 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 30.48 %, 75% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 22.93 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.74 %, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.02 % | 25.02 % | 25.02 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.02 % | 25.02 % | 25.02 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.24 % | 25.02 % | 25.58 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.58 % | 25.58 % | 25.58 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.04 % | 25.58 % | 26.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.11 % | 25.45 % | 27.59 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4 % | 22.93 % | 25.26 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 74 Yugoslav SFR 24.92 % compare
- 75 Dominican Republic 23.83 % compare
- 76 OECD 22.99 % compare
- 78 Ghana 22.79 % compare
- 79 Niger 22.72 % compare
- 80 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 22.57 % 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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Uganda?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Uganda was 22.93 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 27.59 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.93 % in 2021.
- How does Uganda rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Uganda ranks 77th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. 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.