Kazakhstan vs Uganda: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Kazakhstan
1.55 million hectares
in 2025
Uganda
1.80 million hectares
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
36th
Uganda rank
34th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Kazakhstan
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.80 million hectares against 1.55 million hectares in Kazakhstan, a difference of 248,150 hectares.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 34th of 225 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.18 million hectares | 3.34 million hectares | 8.84 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 6.39 million hectares | 2.50 million hectares | 3.89 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 2.40 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | 316,483 hectares | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Kazakhstan or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.80 million hectares against 1.55 million hectares in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Kazakhstan and Uganda?
- 248,150 hectares, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Uganda?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Uganda rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Kazakhstan ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 34th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.