Niger vs Uganda: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Niger
772,879 hectares
in 2024
Uganda
581,639 hectares
in 2024
Niger rank
29th
Uganda rank
31st
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Niger
- Uganda
How they compare
Niger currently reports 772,879 hectares against 581,639 hectares in Uganda, a difference of 191,240 hectares.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uganda ahead.
Niger ranks 29th and Uganda ranks 31st of 225 countries.
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About this data
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.