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

Ecuador
0.0252 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.0222 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador rank
9th
Uganda rank
12th

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

  • Ecuador
  • Uganda
00.010.020.030.04200220122023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.0252 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0222 hectares per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 0.003 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uganda ahead.

Ecuador ranks 9th 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 Ecuador Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0028 hectares per square kilometre 0.0187 hectares per square kilometre 0.0159 hectares per square kilometre Uganda
2010s 0.0104 hectares per square kilometre 0.0208 hectares per square kilometre 0.0104 hectares per square kilometre Uganda
2020s 0.0087 hectares per square kilometre 0.0111 hectares per square kilometre 0.0024 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, Ecuador or Uganda?
Ecuador, at 0.0252 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0222 hectares per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Ecuador and Uganda?
0.003 hectares per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uganda?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Uganda rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Ecuador ranks 9th 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.