Uganda's forest cover fell from 17.1 % in 1994 to 11.0 % in 2023.
Uganda · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Uganda's forest area fell from 34,105 km in 1994 to 22,141 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
115th of 213 · 26th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) was 16.1 % in 2013 and 16.1 % in 2025.
Uganda's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 60.6 % in 1994 to 71.9 % in 2023.
Uganda's arable land (% of land area) rose from 25.3 % in 1994 to 34.4 % in 2023.
Air
Uganda's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 28.9 in 1994 to 31.2 in 2023.
Water
Uganda's water stress rose from 0.8 % in 1993 to 1.6 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
135th of 181 · 32nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 2,006 in 1993 to 824.3 in 2022.
Access
Uganda's safe drinking water rose from 2.6 % in 2000 to 18.1 % in 2024.
Uganda's safe sanitation rose from 12.7 % in 2000 to 20.4 % in 2024.