Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0126 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Uganda, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Uganda stood at 0.0126 hectares per person.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.04 hectares per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 hectares per person, in 2019.
That places Uganda 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0213 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0337 hectares per person | +57.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0172 hectares per person | -48.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0366 hectares per person | +112.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0075 hectares per person | -79.5% |
| 2007 | 0.04 hectares per person | +433.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0246 hectares per person | -38.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0181 hectares per person | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0328 hectares per person | +81.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0135 hectares per person | -58.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0367 hectares per person | +171.6% |
| 2013 | 0.019 hectares per person | -48.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0142 hectares per person | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0186 hectares per person | +31.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0168 hectares per person | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0116 hectares per person | -31.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0177 hectares per person | +52.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 hectares per person | -81.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0245 hectares per person | +649.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0176 hectares per person | -28.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0165 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.01 hectares per person | -39.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0116 hectares per person | +16.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0126 hectares per person | +8.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +649.6% | 0.0033 hectares per person | 0.0245 hectares per person |
| 2007 | +433.1% | 0.0075 hectares per person | 0.04 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0249 hectares per person | 0.0075 hectares per person | 0.04 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0184 hectares per person | 0.0033 hectares per person | 0.0367 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0155 hectares per person | 0.01 hectares per person | 0.0245 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Uganda?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Uganda was 0.0126 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 hectares per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 hectares per person in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.