What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?

0.0004 hectares per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?

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

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Uganda: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.013 hectares per person

in 2025

Uganda

0.0126 hectares per person

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

40th

Uganda rank

42nd

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Uganda

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.013 hectares per person against 0.0126 hectares per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.0004 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 40th and Uganda ranks 42nd of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0326 hectares per person	0.0249 hectares per person	0.0077 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	0.0187 hectares per person	0.0184 hectares per person	0.0003 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0.0137 hectares per person	0.0155 hectares per person	0.0018 hectares per person	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.013 hectares per person against 0.0126 hectares per person in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?: 0.0004 hectares per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 40th and Uganda ranks 42nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 206 places, 4,944 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.