Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Uganda
Uganda: Area of permanent meadows and pastures was 5.32 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Area of 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 hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures in Uganda is 5.32 million hectares, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures in Uganda peaked at 5.32 million hectares in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.00 million hectares, in 1961.
Uganda ranks 63rd of 208 countries on this measure, 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 | 5.00 million hectares | 5.00 million hectares | 5.00 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.00 million hectares | 5.00 million hectares | 5.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.04 million hectares | 5.00 million hectares | 5.11 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.11 million hectares | 5.11 million hectares | 5.11 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.16 million hectares | 5.11 million hectares | 5.32 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.32 million hectares | 5.32 million hectares | 5.32 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.32 million hectares | 5.32 million hectares | 5.32 million hectares | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is area of permanent meadows and pastures in Uganda?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Uganda was 5.32 million hectares 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 area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.32 million hectares in 2009.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.00 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures?
- Uganda ranks 63rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of 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 Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the land used for livestock grazing. The total land use for livestock farming is higher as it additionally requires cropland used to grow animal feed.