Uganda — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Uganda, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Uganda was 11.95% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 22.76% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.88% per year.
Uganda ranks 159 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 74%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.46%, so Uganda sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 48% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 11%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 37 of 48 economies; Sudan (11.86%) is just below it. That is 6% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 109th of 178 in 1990 → 139th of 207 in 2000 → 147th of 209 in 2010 → 154th of 214 in 2020 → 158th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 12.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 12.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 12.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 12.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 12.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 12.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 12.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 13.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 13.21% | -0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 13.46% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 13.71% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 13.96% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 14.21% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 14.46% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 14.76% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 15.01% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 15.26% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 15.51% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 15.77% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 16.02% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 16.27% | -0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 16.52% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 16.77% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 17.02% | -0.6 pp |
| 1999 | 17.59% | -0.6 pp |
| 1998 | 18.17% | -0.6 pp |
| 1997 | 18.74% | -0.6 pp |
| 1996 | 19.32% | -0.6 pp |
| 1995 | 19.89% | -0.6 pp |
| 1994 | 20.47% | -0.6 pp |
| 1993 | 21.04% | -0.6 pp |
| 1992 | 21.61% | -0.6 pp |
| 1991 | 22.19% | -0.6 pp |
| 1990 | 22.76% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Uganda’s Forest area in 1991?
22.19% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Uganda’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -47.5% in total — about 1.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 11.95%; 2023: 12.09%; 2022: 12.23%; 2021: 12.37%; 2020: 12.51%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.