Congo vs Uganda: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Congo
0.0173 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.0222 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
15th
Uganda rank
12th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.0222 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0173 hectares per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.0049 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0363 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0187 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0175 hectares per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.0462 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0208 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0254 hectares per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.0485 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0111 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0375 hectares per square kilometre | Congo |
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, Congo or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.0222 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0173 hectares per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Congo and Uganda?
- 0.0049 hectares per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Uganda?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Uganda rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 15th 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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About this data
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.