China vs Uganda: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
China
0.0119 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.0114 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
58th
Uganda rank
60th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Uganda
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0119 ha per square kilometre against 0.0114 ha per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 0.0005 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
China ranks 58th and Uganda ranks 60th of 186 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | 0.1807 ha per square kilometre | 0.1671 ha per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | 0.0698 ha per square kilometre | 0.0545 ha per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | 0.042 ha per square kilometre | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, China or Uganda?
- China, at 0.0119 ha per square kilometre against 0.0114 ha per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between China and Uganda?
- 0.0005 ha per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Uganda?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Uganda rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 58th and Uganda ranks 60th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, 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
Forest fires — Burned Area 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.