The Uganda Atlas

Land use and land cover

Ugandas' Land Use and Land Cover, Percentage Uganda’s Land use and land cover, percentage

10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0

Over 36 percent of Uganda’s surface is under small scale farming. From 1990 to 2005 land for small scale farming increased meaning that land originally for other use is now being cultivated.

(10.0) (5.0) - 5.0

Bush

Conifer

Wetland

Grassland

Wood land

Open Water

Built up area

Imped-iments

Broad leaved

THF low stocked

THF well stocked

2005 1990 Difference

Small scale farmland

Large scale farmland

Source : NFA 2008

Per Capita Forest

Per Capita (Forest Area)

Per Capita (Forest Area)

0.4

Per capita forest has been reducing and the trend is expected to continue if nothing is done to halt the situation.

0.3

0.2

Reduction is attributed to deforestation and increasing population pressure.

Per Capita (Ha)

0.1

Per Capita forest (Ha)

0.0

1991

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

Years

Source : NFA 2008

Vegetation cover per region

Proportion of Vegetation Cover (%), 2005 Proportion of vegetation Cover (%), 2005

20.0

The northern region has the highest woodland; the eastern is almost bare.

15.0

10.0

5.0

0.0

Central

Eastern

Northern

Western

Uganda

Broad leaved Conifer

THF w ell stocked THF low stocked Wood land

Source : NFA 2008

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