Mozambique vs Uganda: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Mozambique
3.48 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
2.43 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique rank
21st
Uganda rank
24th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Mozambique
  • Uganda
0246200220122023

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 3.48 hectares per square kilometre against 2.43 hectares per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 1.05 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.4 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 21st 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 Mozambique Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 3.49 hectares per square kilometre 3.53 hectares per square kilometre 0.0466 hectares per square kilometre Uganda
2010s 2.96 hectares per square kilometre 3.32 hectares per square kilometre 0.3567 hectares per square kilometre Uganda
2020s 3.17 hectares per square kilometre 3.95 hectares per square kilometre 0.7738 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, Mozambique or Uganda?
Mozambique, at 3.48 hectares per square kilometre against 2.43 hectares per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Mozambique and Uganda?
1.05 hectares per square kilometre, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Uganda?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Uganda rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Mozambique ranks 21st 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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Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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.