Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Uganda
Uganda: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 21.72 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Uganda, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Uganda stood at 21.72 %. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Uganda peaked at 21.72 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.74 %, in 1990.
Uganda ranks 60th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.41 % | 3.74 % | 7.35 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.91 % | 7.89 % | 12.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.32 % | 12.65 % | 17.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.11 % | 18.55 % | 21.72 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 57 Micronesia 22.51 % compare
- 58 Micronesia (Federated States of) 22.01 % compare
- 59 Tunisia 21.92 % compare
- 61 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 20.66 % compare
- 62 Fiji 20.01 % compare
- 63 Trinidad and Tobago 19.47 % compare
More environment data for Uganda
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Uganda?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Uganda was 21.72 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 21.72 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.74 % in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Uganda ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. 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 — 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.