Canada vs Uganda: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre

Canada
0.022 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.0222 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
13th
Uganda rank
12th

Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Canada
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.0222 hectares per square kilometre against 0.022 hectares per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 12th of 206 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0034 hectares per square kilometre 0.0187 hectares per square kilometre 0.0154 hectares per square kilometre Uganda
2010s 0.0049 hectares per square kilometre 0.0208 hectares per square kilometre 0.0159 hectares per square kilometre Uganda
2020s 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre 0.0111 hectares per square kilometre 0.0037 hectares per square kilometre Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre, Canada or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.0222 hectares per square kilometre against 0.022 hectares per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Canada and Uganda?
0.0002 hectares per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Uganda?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Canada and Uganda rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Canada ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned 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
Wildfire area burned 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

Wildfire area burned 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.