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Forest area — Uganda

Forest area in Uganda in 2023 — 22,141 km². Ranked 101 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 38.1%.

2023 22,141 km² −1.83% vs 2022
World rank 101of 213
Period maximum 35,755 km²1990
Period minimum 22,141 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Uganda, 1990–202320,00025,00030,00035,00040,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 35,755 km²1991: 35,342 km²1992: 34,930 km²1993: 34,517 km²1994: 34,105 km²1995: 33,692 km²1996: 33,280 km²1997: 32,867 km²1998: 32,455 km²1999: 32,042 km²2000: 31,630 km²2001: 31,217 km²2002: 30,804 km²2003: 30,392 km²2004: 29,979 km²2005: 29,567 km²2006: 29,154 km²2007: 28,742 km²2008: 28,329 km²2009: 27,917 km²2010: 27,504 km²2011: 27,092 km²2012: 26,679 km²2013: 26,267 km²2014: 25,854 km²2015: 25,442 km²2016: 25,029 km²2017: 24,617 km²2018: 24,204 km²2019: 23,792 km²2020: 23,379 km²2021: 22,966 km²2022: 22,554 km²2023: 22,141 km²
Change over the period: −13,613 (−38.07%) Average annual rate: -1.44 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Uganda 22,141 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Eastern Africa computed 1.94M km²
Low-income countries computed 2.93M km²
Forest area — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 22,141 −413 −1.83%
2022 22,554 −413 −1.8%
2021 22,966 −413 −1.76%
2020 23,379 −413 −1.73%
2019 23,792 −413 −1.7%
2018 24,204 −413 −1.68%
2017 24,617 −413 −1.65%
2016 25,029 −413 −1.62%
2015 25,442 −413 −1.6%
2014 25,854 −413 −1.57%
2013 26,267 −413 −1.55%
2012 26,679 −413 −1.52%
2011 27,092 −413 −1.5%
2010 27,504 −413 −1.48%
2009 27,917 −413 −1.46%
2008 28,329 −413 −1.44%
2007 28,742 −413 −1.41%
2006 29,154 −413 −1.4%
2005 29,567 −413 −1.38%
2004 29,979 −413 −1.36%
2003 30,392 −413 −1.34%
2002 30,804 −413 −1.32%
2001 31,217 −413 −1.3%
2000 31,630 −413 −1.29%
1999 32,042 −413 −1.27%
1998 32,455 −413 −1.26%
1997 32,867 −413 −1.24%
1996 33,280 −413 −1.22%
1995 33,692 −413 −1.21%
1994 34,105 −413 −1.2%
1993 34,517 −413 −1.18%
1992 34,930 −413 −1.17%
1991 35,342 −413 −1.15%
1990 35,755 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

TZ Tanzania 443,380 ZM Zambia 442,494 MZ Mozambique 360,265 ZW Zimbabwe 173,064 ET Ethiopia 168,495 MG Madagascar 123,902 SS South Sudan 71,570 SO Somalia 57,498 KE Kenya 36,111 UG Uganda 22,141 MW Malawi 21,157 ER Eritrea 10,458 BI Burundi 2,796 RW Rwanda 2,790 MU Mauritius 389 SC Seychelles 337 KM Comoros 316 DJ Djibouti 60
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

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

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