Environment in Uganda

2,096 indicators covering environment for Uganda.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 395.9% 84th
Plywood and LVL — Production 130,000 m3 2024 up 2,500.0% 49th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 247.67 % change on previous year 2024 up 607.2% 7th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 69.9% 159th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 56.2% 149th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person 2024 up 102.6% 118th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0001 t per person 2024 up 97.1% 113th
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0293 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 54.3% 77th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0376 t per square kilometre 2023 down 58.7% 74th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 11.4% 58th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 82nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 243.5% 94th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 45.6% 91st
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2008 131st
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate 7.26 % change on previous year 2024 up 112.3% 73rd
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 100 t 2024 up 2,400.0% 57th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 117 1000 USD 2024 up 431.8% 58th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 232.93 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,017.9% 5th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.9289 m3 per person 2024 down 19.2% 13th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.9289 m3 per person 2024 down 19.2% 15th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 1.02 m3 per person 2024 down 19.3% 21st
Roundwood — Production, per capita 1.04 m3 per person 2024 down 19.3% 35th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 364.31 % change on previous year 2024 up 181.9% 5th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 4,975 t 2024 up 5,082.3% 98th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 5,952 1000 USD 2024 up 16,433.3% 95th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0252 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 580.5% 68th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.15 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 1,963.3% 63rd
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 121.6% 84th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 79.0% 81st
Recovered paper — Import quantity 14,885 t 2024 up 504.8% 68th
Recovered paper — Import value 2,929 1000 USD 2024 up 801.2% 72nd
Annual change in forest area -28,098 hectares 2025 up 44.0% 199th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -1.2% 2025 up 37.3% 216th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -1.2% 2025 up 37.3% 215th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -28,098 hectares 2025 up 44.0% 199th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 up 66.3% 96th
Fibreboard — Export quantity 82,715 m3 2024 up 103,294.0% 40th
Fibreboard — Export value 21,266 1000 USD 2024 up 45,146.8% 55th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2008 130th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0187 m3 per person 2024 down 19.4% 71st
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 562.96 % change on previous year 2024 up 321.8% 4th
Forest land — Area 2,368 1000 ha 2025 down 10.6% 115th
Naturally regenerating forest — Area 1,853 1000 ha 2025 down 17.0% 116th
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 78.28 % 2025 down 7.1% 179th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0093 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 883.3% 94th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2022 down 150.0% 215th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export quantity 227 t 2024 down 78.8% 68th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export value 611 1000 USD 2024 down 33.4% 73rd
Sawnwood, coniferous — Export quantity 15,946 m3 2024 up 4,732.1% 65th
Other fibreboard — Import quantity 556 m3 2024 up 127.9% 115th
Other fibreboard — Import value 68 1000 USD 2024 down 45.6% 154th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% 42nd
Fibreboard — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0039 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 80.2% 161st
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0081 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 79.5% 161st
Sawnwood, coniferous — Export value 3,485 1000 USD 2024 up 6,353.7% 66th
Planted Forest — Area 514.35 1000 ha 2025 up 23.7% 67th
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land 21.72 % 2025 up 38.3% 65th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Production 132,000 m3 2024 unchanged 65th
Industrial roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0251 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 764.5% 64th
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.1496 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 2,341.0% 58th