Namibia vs Uganda: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Namibia
2.15 million hectares
in 2025
Uganda
1.80 million hectares
in 2025
Namibia rank
31st
Uganda rank
34th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Namibia
- Uganda
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 2.15 million hectares against 1.80 million hectares in Uganda, a difference of 350,670 hectares.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 31st and Uganda ranks 34th of 225 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.92 million hectares | 3.34 million hectares | 580,615 hectares | Namibia |
| 2010s | 3.83 million hectares | 2.50 million hectares | 1.33 million hectares | Namibia |
| 2020s | 2.54 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | 462,928 hectares | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Namibia or Uganda?
- Namibia, at 2.15 million hectares against 1.80 million hectares in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Namibia and Uganda?
- 350,670 hectares, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Uganda?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Uganda rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Namibia ranks 31st and Uganda ranks 34th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) β 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.