Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Uganda

Protected areas in Uganda in 2025 — 16.1%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 213.

2025 16.1% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 79of 213
Period maximum 16.1%2013
Period minimum 16.1%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Uganda, 2013–2025121416182020132015201720192021202320252013: 16.1%2014: 16.1%2015: 16.1%2016: 16.1%2017: 16.1%2018: 16.1%2019: 16.1%2020: 16.1%2021: 16.1%2022: 16.1%2023: 16.1%2024: 16.1%2025: 16.1%
Change over the period: +0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Uganda 16.1%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.1 +0 pp
2024 16.1 +0 pp
2023 16.1 +0 pp
2022 16.1 +0 pp
2021 16.1 +0 pp
2020 16.1 +0 pp
2019 16.1 +0 pp
2018 16.1 +0 pp
2017 16.1 +0 pp
2016 16.1 +0 pp
2015 16.1 +0 pp
2014 16.1 +0 pp
2013 16.1

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.