Tanzania vs Uganda: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Tanzania
2.45 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
2.43 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania rank
23rd
Uganda rank
24th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Tanzania
- Uganda
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2.45 hectares per square kilometre against 2.43 hectares per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 0.02 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 23rd and Uganda ranks 24th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.16 hectares per square kilometre | 3.53 hectares per square kilometre | 0.626 hectares per square kilometre | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 3.09 hectares per square kilometre | 3.32 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2255 hectares per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.8 hectares per square kilometre | 3.95 hectares per square kilometre | 1.15 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, Tanzania or Uganda?
- Tanzania, at 2.45 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 Tanzania and Uganda?
- 0.02 hectares per square kilometre, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Tanzania ranks 23rd 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.