Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Uganda, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Uganda is 0 hectares per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 23.2% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2002.
Uganda ranks 86th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | -78.4% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | +82.9% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | +83.4% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | +76.9% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | -27.6% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | +192.4% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | -73.3% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | +209.7% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | +35.6% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -35.7% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | +29.2% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | +23.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0 hectares per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 6.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 hectares per person, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Uganda?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Uganda was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2002.
- How does Uganda rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 86th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.