Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, Uganda or Venezuela?

Venezuela, at 2,168 hectares against 1,760 hectares in Uganda as of 2025.

What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type between Uganda and Venezuela?

408 hectares, with Venezuela ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Venezuela?

24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Uganda vs Venezuela: Wildfire area burned by land cover type

Uganda

1,760 hectares

in 2025

Venezuela

2,168 hectares

in 2025

Uganda rank

31st

Venezuela rank

28th

Wildfire area burned by land cover type over time

Uganda
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 2,168 hectares against 1,760 hectares in Uganda, a difference of 408 hectares.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uganda ahead.

Uganda ranks 31st and Venezuela ranks 28th of 225 countries.

Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uganda	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3,746 hectares	3,848 hectares	101.96 hectares	Venezuela
2010s	4,179 hectares	4,750 hectares	570.99 hectares	Venezuela
2020s	2,147 hectares	3,538 hectares	1,392 hectares	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, Uganda or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 2,168 hectares against 1,760 hectares in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type between Uganda and Venezuela?: 408 hectares, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Venezuela?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Uganda and Venezuela rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type?: Uganda ranks 31st and Venezuela ranks 28th of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Wildfire area burned by land cover type
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 5,400 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Area of other land types burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes wetlands, urban areas, snow and ice, bare ground, and water bodies.