Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Uganda

Uganda: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.5937 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.5937 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.5993 ha per square kilometre
in 1998
All-time low
0.5931 ha per square kilometre
in 2018
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Uganda, 1990–2023

00.20.40.61990200620231990: 0.594 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.594 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.594 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.594 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.594 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.599 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.599 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.599 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.599 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.599 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.598 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.598 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.598 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.597 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.597 ha per square kilometre2005: 0.597 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.597 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.597 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.597 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.596 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.594 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.594 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.594 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.594 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.594 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.594 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.593 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.593 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.593 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.595 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.594 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.594 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.594 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.594 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Uganda is 0.5937 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Uganda peaked at 0.5993 ha per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5931 ha per square kilometre, in 2018.

Uganda ranks 24th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Uganda, 1990 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.5943 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.5943 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.5943 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.5943 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.5943 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
1995 0.5989 ha per square kilometre +0.8%
1996 0.599 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.5988 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
1998 0.5993 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
1999 0.5991 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2000 0.5983 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2001 0.5977 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2002 0.5978 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.5975 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2004 0.5971 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2005 0.5972 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.597 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2007 0.5968 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2008 0.5968 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2009 0.5963 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2010 0.5944 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
2011 0.5944 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2012 0.5943 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2013 0.5939 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2014 0.5939 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2015 0.5939 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.5934 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2017 0.5933 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2018 0.5931 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2019 0.5953 ha per square kilometre +0.4%
2020 0.5943 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2021 0.5937 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2022 0.5937 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2023 0.5937 ha per square kilometre +0.0%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 0.5937 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, 1333.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5967 ha per square kilometre 0.5943 ha per square kilometre 0.5993 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.5972 ha per square kilometre 0.5963 ha per square kilometre 0.5983 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.594 ha per square kilometre 0.5931 ha per square kilometre 0.5953 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.5938 ha per square kilometre 0.5937 ha per square kilometre 0.5943 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 21 Switzerland 0.8109 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 22 Norway 0.6671 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 23 Mongolia 0.6563 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 25 Jamaica 0.5418 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 26 New Zealand 0.479 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 27 Zambia 0.474 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Uganda?
Drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Uganda was 0.5937 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.5993 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5931 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
How does Uganda rank for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Uganda ranks 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Drained organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Drained organic soils — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
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Drained organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.