Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Uganda
Uganda: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 26.51 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 26.51 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Uganda peaked at 26.6 percent in 2009 and was at its lowest, 25.02 percent, in 1961.
That places Uganda 65th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.02 percent | 25.02 percent | 25.02 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.02 percent | 25.02 percent | 25.02 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.24 percent | 25.02 percent | 25.58 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.58 percent | 25.58 percent | 25.58 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.84 percent | 25.58 percent | 26.6 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.51 percent | 26.51 percent | 26.51 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.51 percent | 26.51 percent | 26.51 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Uganda?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Uganda was 26.51 percent in 2023, 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 land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6 percent in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.02 percent in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Uganda ranks 65th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).