Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Uganda
Uganda: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 16.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Uganda, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Uganda is 16.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Uganda peaked at 16.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2013.
That places Uganda 79th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 16.1% | — |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 76 Senegal 16.6% compare
- 77 Peru 16.5% compare
- 78 Montenegro 16.3% compare
- 79 United Arab Emirates 16.1% compare
- 81 Sweden 15.9% compare
- 82 United States of America 15.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Uganda?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Uganda was 16.1% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2013.
- How does Uganda rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Uganda ranks 79th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas 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 Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.