Terrestrial protected areas in Uganda
Uganda: Terrestrial protected areas was 16.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 16.1% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Uganda peaked at 16.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2013.
Uganda ranks 115th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Terrestrial protected areas in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of total land 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
- 112 American Samoa 16.4% compare
- 112 Belgium 16.4% compare
- 112 Denmark 16.4% compare
- 115 Marshall Islands 16.1% compare
- 115 East Timor 16.1% compare
- 118 Philippines 16.0% compare
More climate change data for Uganda
- 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)
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- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.69 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Uganda?
- Terrestrial 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 protected areas recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2013.
- How does Uganda rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Uganda ranks 115th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.