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Forest cover — Uganda

Forest cover in Uganda in 2023 — 11.04%. Ranked 161 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 6.85 pp.

2023 11.04% −0.21 pp vs 2022
World rank 161of 213
Period maximum 17.89%1990
Period minimum 11.04%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Uganda, 1990–202310121416181990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 17.89%1991: 17.69%1992: 17.48%1993: 17.27%1994: 17.07%1995: 16.86%1996: 16.66%1997: 16.45%1998: 16.24%1999: 16.04%2000: 15.83%2001: 15.62%2002: 15.42%2003: 15.21%2004: 15%2005: 14.8%2006: 14.59%2007: 14.38%2008: 14.18%2009: 13.97%2010: 13.72%2011: 13.51%2012: 13.3%2013: 13.1%2014: 12.89%2015: 12.69%2016: 12.48%2017: 12.28%2018: 12.07%2019: 11.86%2020: 11.66%2021: 11.45%2022: 11.25%2023: 11.04%
Change over the period: −6.85 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uganda

Uganda 11.04%
World 31.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.74%
Eastern Africa computed 28.29%
Low-income countries computed 19.86%
Forest cover — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 11.04 −0.21 pp
2022 11.25 −0.21 pp
2021 11.45 −0.21 pp
2020 11.66 −0.21 pp
2019 11.86 −0.21 pp
2018 12.07 −0.21 pp
2017 12.28 −0.21 pp
2016 12.48 −0.21 pp
2015 12.69 −0.21 pp
2014 12.89 −0.21 pp
2013 13.1 −0.21 pp
2012 13.3 −0.21 pp
2011 13.51 −0.21 pp
2010 13.72 −0.26 pp
2009 13.97 −0.21 pp
2008 14.18 −0.21 pp
2007 14.38 −0.21 pp
2006 14.59 −0.21 pp
2005 14.8 −0.21 pp
2004 15 −0.21 pp
2003 15.21 −0.21 pp
2002 15.42 −0.21 pp
2001 15.62 −0.21 pp
2000 15.83 −0.21 pp
1999 16.04 −0.21 pp
1998 16.24 −0.21 pp
1997 16.45 −0.21 pp
1996 16.66 −0.21 pp
1995 16.86 −0.21 pp
1994 17.07 −0.21 pp
1993 17.27 −0.21 pp
1992 17.48 −0.21 pp
1991 17.69 −0.21 pp
1990 17.89 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SC Seychelles 73.26 ZM Zambia 59.52 TZ Tanzania 50.05 MZ Mozambique 45.81 ZW Zimbabwe 44.74 MW Malawi 22.44 MG Madagascar 21.3 MU Mauritius 19.47 KM Comoros 16.98 ET Ethiopia 14.93 SS South Sudan 11.33 RW Rwanda 11.31 UG Uganda 11.04 BI Burundi 10.89 SO Somalia 9.17 ER Eritrea 8.63 KE Kenya 6.22 DJ Djibouti 0.26
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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