Eswatini vs Uganda: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Eswatini
1.89 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
2.43 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Eswatini rank
26th
Uganda rank
24th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Eswatini
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2.43 hectares per square kilometre against 1.89 hectares per square kilometre in Eswatini, a difference of 0.54 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 26th and Uganda ranks 24th of 206 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.04 hectares per square kilometre | 3.53 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4907 hectares per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2010s | 2.56 hectares per square kilometre | 3.32 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7559 hectares per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.8 hectares per square kilometre | 3.95 hectares per square kilometre | 2.14 hectares per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre, Eswatini or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2.43 hectares per square kilometre against 1.89 hectares per square kilometre in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Eswatini and Uganda?
- 0.54 hectares per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Uganda?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Uganda rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 26th and Uganda ranks 24th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.