Planted Forest — Area in Uganda

Uganda: Planted Forest — Area was 514.35 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
514.35 1000 ha
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
60th
of 191 countries
All-time high
514.35 1000 ha
in 2025
All-time low
169.97 1000 ha
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Planted Forest — Area in Uganda, 1990–2025

2003004005001990200720251990: 170 1000 ha1991: 179.8 1000 ha1992: 189.7 1000 ha1993: 199.5 1000 ha1994: 209.3 1000 ha1995: 219.2 1000 ha1996: 229 1000 ha1997: 238.8 1000 ha1998: 248.7 1000 ha1999: 258.5 1000 ha2000: 268.4 1000 ha2001: 278.2 1000 ha2002: 288 1000 ha2003: 297.9 1000 ha2004: 307.7 1000 ha2005: 317.6 1000 ha2006: 327.4 1000 ha2007: 337.2 1000 ha2008: 347.1 1000 ha2009: 356.9 1000 ha2010: 366.8 1000 ha2011: 376.6 1000 ha2012: 386.4 1000 ha2013: 396.3 1000 ha2014: 406.1 1000 ha2015: 416 1000 ha2016: 425.8 1000 ha2017: 435.6 1000 ha2018: 445.5 1000 ha2019: 455.3 1000 ha2020: 465.2 1000 ha2021: 475 1000 ha2022: 484.8 1000 ha2023: 494.7 1000 ha2024: 504.5 1000 ha2025: 514.4 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for planted forest — area in Uganda is 514.35 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Uganda peaked at 514.35 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 169.97 1000 ha, in 1990.

That places Uganda 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 214.25 1000 ha 169.97 1000 ha 258.52 1000 ha 10
2000s 312.64 1000 ha 268.36 1000 ha 356.92 1000 ha 10
2010s 411.04 1000 ha 366.76 1000 ha 455.32 1000 ha 10
2020s 489.76 1000 ha 465.16 1000 ha 514.35 1000 ha 6

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 57 United Republic of Tanzania 553.04 1000 ha compare
  2. 58 Colombia 541.12 1000 ha compare
  3. 59 Mali 527.33 1000 ha compare
  4. 61 Belgium-Luxembourg 439.75 1000 ha compare
  5. 62 Kazakhstan 430.91 1000 ha compare
  6. 63 Denmark 430.25 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is planted forest — area in Uganda?
Planted forest — area in Uganda was 514.35 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 514.35 1000 ha in 2025.
What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 169.97 1000 ha in 1990.
How does Uganda rank for planted forest — area?
Uganda ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
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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.