Guinea vs Uganda: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Guinea
1.71 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
2.43 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea rank
27th
Uganda rank
24th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Guinea
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2.43 hectares per square kilometre against 1.71 hectares per square kilometre in Guinea, a difference of 0.72 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.4 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uganda ahead.
Guinea ranks 27th 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 | Guinea | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.94 hectares per square kilometre | 3.53 hectares per square kilometre | 1.59 hectares per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.71 hectares per square kilometre | 3.32 hectares per square kilometre | 1.6 hectares per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.7 hectares per square kilometre | 3.95 hectares per square kilometre | 2.25 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, Guinea or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2.43 hectares per square kilometre against 1.71 hectares per square kilometre in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Guinea and Uganda?
- 0.72 hectares per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Uganda?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Uganda rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Guinea ranks 27th 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.