Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Uganda
Uganda: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre was 0.0222 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Uganda, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.0222 hectares per square kilometre for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 143.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Uganda peaked at 0.0347 hectares per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.004 hectares per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Uganda 12th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Uganda, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.011 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.0212 hectares per square kilometre | +93.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0214 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0322 hectares per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0222 hectares per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0135 hectares per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0126 hectares per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0159 hectares per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0191 hectares per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0292 hectares per square kilometre | +53.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 hectares per square kilometre | -86.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0212 hectares per square kilometre | +421.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0291 hectares per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0207 hectares per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0224 hectares per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0347 hectares per square kilometre | +55.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0124 hectares per square kilometre | -64.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0156 hectares per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2020 | 0.004 hectares per square kilometre | -74.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0091 hectares per square kilometre | +129.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0091 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0222 hectares per square kilometre | +143.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +421.1% | 0.0041 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0212 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0187 hectares per square kilometre | 0.011 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0322 hectares per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0208 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0041 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0347 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0111 hectares per square kilometre | 0.004 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0222 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 9 Ecuador 0.0252 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 10 Greece 0.0228 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 11 Belize 0.0226 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 13 Canada 0.022 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 14 Cambodia 0.0191 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 15 Congo 0.0173 hectares per square kilometre compare
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 wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Uganda?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Uganda was 0.0222 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0347 hectares per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 hectares per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Uganda ranks 12th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
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.