Share of global annual deforestation in Uganda
Uganda: Share of global annual deforestation was 0.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of global annual deforestation in Uganda, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.4% for share of global annual deforestation in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in Uganda peaked at 0.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2015.
Uganda ranks 29th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of global annual deforestation in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8% | — |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -42.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +34.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -34.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +11.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.1%, 40% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 82% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global annual deforestation in Uganda?
- Share of global annual deforestation in Uganda was 0.4% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2015.
- How does Uganda rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- Uganda ranks 29th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.