Congo vs Uganda: Annual number of wildfires

Congo

2,564 wildfires

in 2026

Uganda

2,216 wildfires

in 2026

Congo rank

34th

Uganda rank

36th

Annual number of wildfires over time

Congo currently reports 2,564 wildfires against 2,216 wildfires in Uganda, a difference of 348 wildfires.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Uganda ahead.

Congo ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 36th of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual number of wildfires
Unit: wildfires
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 3,720 data points, 2012–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of wildfires. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.