Land area in hectares in Uganda

Uganda: Land area in hectares was 20.05 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
20.05 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 233 countries
All-time high
20.05 million hectares
in 2010
All-time low
19.98 million hectares
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in hectares in Uganda, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 20.05 million hectares for land area in hectares in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in hectares in Uganda peaked at 20.05 million hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19.98 million hectares, in 1961.

That places Uganda 86th out of 233 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.98 million hectares 19.98 million hectares 19.98 million hectares 9
1970s 19.98 million hectares 19.98 million hectares 19.98 million hectares 10
1980s 19.98 million hectares 19.98 million hectares 19.98 million hectares 10
1990s 19.98 million hectares 19.98 million hectares 19.98 million hectares 10
2000s 19.98 million hectares 19.98 million hectares 19.98 million hectares 10
2010s 20.05 million hectares 20.05 million hectares 20.05 million hectares 10
2020s 20.05 million hectares 20.05 million hectares 20.05 million hectares 4

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 83 Ghana 22.75 million hectares compare
  2. 84 Guyana 21.11 million hectares compare
  3. 85 Belarus 20.30 million hectares compare
  4. 87 Senegal 19.25 million hectares compare
  5. 88 Kyrgyzstan 19.18 million hectares compare
  6. 89 Syria 18.36 million hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in hectares in Uganda?
Land area in hectares in Uganda was 20.05 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 land area in hectares recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 20.05 million hectares in 2010.
What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 19.98 million hectares in 1961.
How does Uganda rank for land area in hectares?
Uganda ranks 86th out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in hectares rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area in hectares
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.