Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Uganda
Uganda: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was -1.15 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Uganda, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Uganda stood at -1.15 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Uganda peaked at -1.06 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -3.25 % change on previous year, in 2001.
That places Uganda 224th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2.46 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -2.52 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1993 | -2.58 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1994 | -2.65 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1995 | -2.72 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1996 | -2.8 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1997 | -2.88 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1998 | -2.96 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1999 | -3.06 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2000 | -3.15 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2001 | -3.25 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2002 | -1.47 % change on previous year | -54.8% |
| 2003 | -1.49 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2004 | -1.51 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2005 | -1.54 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2006 | -1.56 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2007 | -1.59 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2008 | -1.61 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2009 | -1.64 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2010 | -1.67 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2011 | -1.69 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2012 | -1.72 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2013 | -1.75 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2014 | -1.79 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2015 | -1.82 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2016 | -1.85 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2017 | -1.06 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 2018 | -1.07 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2019 | -1.08 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2020 | -1.09 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2021 | -1.1 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2022 | -1.12 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2023 | -1.13 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2024 | -1.14 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2025 | -1.15 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +54.8% | -3.25 % change on previous year | -1.47 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +42.9% | -1.85 % change on previous year | -1.06 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.74 % change on previous year | -3.06 % change on previous year | -2.46 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.88 % change on previous year | -3.25 % change on previous year | -1.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.55 % change on previous year | -1.85 % change on previous year | -1.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.12 % change on previous year | -1.15 % change on previous year | -1.09 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 221 Myanmar -1.05 % change on previous year compare
- 222 United Republic of Tanzania -1.06 % change on previous year compare
- 223 Paraguay -1.12 % change on previous year compare
- 225 Benin -1.17 % change on previous year compare
- 226 Puerto Rico -1.17 % change on previous year compare
- 227 Madagascar -1.22 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Uganda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 22.78 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 27,987 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 39.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 627.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,448 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 756.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 691.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.86 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Uganda?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Uganda was -1.15 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was -1.06 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.25 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Uganda rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Uganda ranks 224th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. 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 Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.