What is land area in Uganda?

Land area in Uganda was 19.98 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Uganda?

The highest recorded value was 19.98 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Uganda?

The lowest recorded value was 19.98 million hectares in 1961.

How does Uganda rank for land area?

Uganda ranks 32nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

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 Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Uganda

Name: Land area in Uganda
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Uganda: Land area was 19.98 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

19.98 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

32nd

of 53 countries

All-time high

19.98 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

19.98 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Uganda, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2011, land area in Uganda stood at 19.98 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Uganda peaked at 19.98 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 19.98 million hectares, in 1961.

Uganda ranks 32nd of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	19.98 million hectares	19.98 million hectares	19.98 million hectares	9
1970s	19.98 million hectares	19.98 million hectares	19.98 million hectares	10
1980s	19.98 million hectares	19.98 million hectares	19.98 million hectares	10
1990s	19.98 million hectares	19.98 million hectares	19.98 million hectares	10
2000s	19.98 million hectares	19.98 million hectares	19.98 million hectares	10
2010s	19.98 million hectares	19.98 million hectares	19.98 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Uganda

29 Gabon 25.77 million hectares compare
30 Guinea 24.57 million hectares compare
31 Ghana 22.75 million hectares compare
33 Senegal 19.25 million hectares compare
34 Tunisia 15.54 million hectares compare
35 Benin 11.28 million hectares compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Uganda

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.20 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 26.1% (2025)
Rural population 34.97 million (2025)
Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
Rural population 68.1% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
Land under cereal production 2.95 million hectares (2024)

All data for Uganda →

Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Uganda?: Land area in Uganda was 19.98 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Uganda?: The highest recorded value was 19.98 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Uganda?: The lowest recorded value was 19.98 million hectares in 1961.
How does Uganda rank for land area?: Uganda ranks 32nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
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 Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 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.