Uganda vs Zimbabwe: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Uganda
581,639 hectares
in 2024
Zimbabwe
872,330 hectares
in 2024
Uganda rank
31st
Zimbabwe rank
28th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 872,330 hectares against 581,639 hectares in Uganda, a difference of 290,691 hectares.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.5 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Uganda ranks 31st and Zimbabwe ranks 28th 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.