What is land area in Uganda?

Land area in Uganda was 200,520 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Uganda?

The highest recorded value was 200,520 sq. km in 2010.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Uganda?

The lowest recorded value was 199,810 sq. km in 1961.

How does Uganda rank for land area?

Uganda ranks 85th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area 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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Uganda

Name: Land area in Uganda
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Uganda: Land area was 200,520 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

200,520 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

85th

of 216 countries

All-time high

200,520 sq. km

in 2010

All-time low

199,810 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Uganda, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Uganda stood at 200,520 sq. km. 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 Uganda peaked at 200,520 sq. km in 2010 and was at its lowest, 199,810 sq. km, in 1961.

Uganda ranks 85th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	199,810 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	9
1970s	199,810 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	10
1980s	199,810 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	10
1990s	199,810 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	10
2000s	199,810 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	10
2010s	200,520 sq. km	200,520 sq. km	200,520 sq. km	10
2020s	200,520 sq. km	200,520 sq. km	200,520 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Uganda

82 Ghana 227,533 sq. km compare
83 Guyana 211,140 sq. km compare
84 Belarus 202,983 sq. km compare
86 Senegal 192,530 sq. km compare
87 Kyrgyzstan 191,800 sq. km compare
88 Syria 183,630 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Uganda

Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Rural population 68.1% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
Rural population 34.97 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 26.1% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.20 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 2.95 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 1,920 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 5.67 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Uganda?: Land area in Uganda was 200,520 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Uganda?: The highest recorded value was 200,520 sq. km in 2010.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Uganda?: The lowest recorded value was 199,810 sq. km in 1961.
How does Uganda rank for land area?: Uganda ranks 85th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area 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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.