Uganda Atlas of Our Changing Environment - GRID-Arendal

Forests by District (Tropical High
Forests and Plantations)
From the central region, the districts of
Nakaseke, Luwero, Lyantonde, Kampala
and Sembabule have percentages below 0.5
percent of forest cover to the district land
Nakaseke is the most affected with almost
no parts of the district covered with forests.
Mpigi had the largest coverage of about 7.5
percent of the district covered with forests.
From the eastern region, except for Bududa,
Bukwo, Jinja, Kapchorwa, Manafwa Mayuge,
Mbale, and Sironko the rest of the districts
had forest coverage below 0.5 percent of
the district land.
Bududa and Bukwo had the highest
coverage with 34.0 and 34.3 percent of
their respective district land covered with
forests.
In the northern region, only Adjumani,
Amuru, Gulu, Nebbi and Nyadri had the
districts forest coverage above 0.5 percent.
Although Amuru had the largest coverage of
forest it was only 3.3 percent.
From western region, only Isingiro, Kiruhura
9.0
6.0
3.0
-
KALANGALA
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
Forest cover for the districts in the Central region
2.3
KAMPALA
0.2
KAYUNGA
0.5
KIBOGA
1.3
LUWEERO
Source: NFA 2008
0.1 -
LYANTONDE
MASAKA
Forests % of District
Forest cover for the districts in the Eastern region
- 0.2
AMURIA
BUDAKA
-
34.0
BUDUDA
BUGIRI
0.3 -
34.3
Source: NFA 2008
0.1 - -
Forest cover for the districts in the Northern region
0.9
-
3.3
0.0
0.4
Source: NFA 2008
Forests % of District
3.9
MITYANA
BUKEDEA
BUKWO
BUSIA
BUTALEJA
IGANGA
JINJA
KABERAMAIDO
2.9
7.5
MPIGI
Forests % of District
0.2
0.6
Forests % of District
1.4 - - 0.0
KALIRO
KAMULI
Forests % of District
Forests % of District
0.9
MUBENDE
13.5
5.1
MUKONO
- -
KAPCHORWA
KATAKWI
KUMI
NAKASEKE
0.0
NAKASONGOLA
17.2
0.6
0.7
3.4
MANAFWA
MAYUGE
MBALE
- 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 -
0.7
RAKAI
4.5
-
SEMBABULE
- 0.0
10.6
WAKISO
1.6
0.1 0.1
NAMUTUMBA
PALLISA
SIRONKO
SOROTI
TORORO
0.6
0.2
0.0 -
ABIM
ADJUMANI
AMOLATAR
AMURU
APAC
ARUA
DOKOLO
GULU
KAABONG
KITGUM
KOBOKO
KOTIDO
LIRA
MOROTO
MOYO
NAKAPIRIPIRIT
NEBBI
NYADRI
OYAM
PADER
YUMBE
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