Namibia vs Uganda: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Namibia
2.89 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
2.43 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia rank
22nd
Uganda rank
24th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Namibia
- Uganda
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 2.89 hectares per square kilometre against 2.43 hectares per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 0.46 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 24th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.74 hectares per square kilometre | 3.53 hectares per square kilometre | 1.21 hectares per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2010s | 4.64 hectares per square kilometre | 3.32 hectares per square kilometre | 1.32 hectares per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2020s | 3.64 hectares per square kilometre | 3.95 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3003 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, Namibia or Uganda?
- Namibia, at 2.89 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 Namibia and Uganda?
- 0.46 hectares per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Uganda?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Uganda rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 22nd 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.