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Ugandas' Land Use and Land Cover, Percentage
(10.0)
(5.0)
-
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
Broad leaved
Conifer
THF well stocked
THF low stocked
Wood land
Bush
Grassland
Wetland
Small scale farmland
Large scale farmland
Built up area
Open Water
Imped-iments
2005 1990 Difference
Land use and land cover
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.
Source
: NFA 2008
Per Capita Forest
Per capita forest has been reducing and
the trend is expected to continue if
nothing is done to halt the situation.
Reduction is attributed to deforestation
and increasing population pressure.
Per Capita (Forest Area)
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
1991
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
Years
Per Capita (Ha)
Source
: NFA 2008
Vegetation cover per region
The northern region has the highest
woodland; the eastern is almost bare.
Proportion of Vegetation Cover (%), 2005
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
Central
Eastern
Northern
Western
Uganda
Broad leaved Conifer
THF w ell stocked THF low stocked Wood land
Source
: NFA 2008
Uganda’s Land use and land cover, percentage
Per Capita (Forest Area)
Proportion of vegetation Cover (%), 2005
Per Capita forest (Ha)
170