Suriname vs Uganda: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)

Suriname
0.0097 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.0081 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname rank
45th
Uganda rank
47th

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time

  • Suriname
  • Uganda
00.10.20.30.40.5199020062023

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.0097 ha per square kilometre against 0.0081 ha per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 0.0016 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.

Suriname ranks 45th and Uganda ranks 47th of 185 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0126 ha per square kilometre 0.161 ha per square kilometre 0.1484 ha per square kilometre Uganda
2000s 0.0056 ha per square kilometre 0.0617 ha per square kilometre 0.056 ha per square kilometre Uganda
2010s 0.0028 ha per square kilometre 0.0382 ha per square kilometre 0.0354 ha per square kilometre Uganda
2020s 0.0044 ha per square kilometre 0.0082 ha per square kilometre 0.0038 ha per square kilometre Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Suriname or Uganda?
Suriname, at 0.0097 ha per square kilometre against 0.0081 ha per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Suriname and Uganda?
0.0016 ha per square kilometre, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Uganda?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Suriname and Uganda rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Suriname ranks 45th and Uganda ranks 47th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 6,179 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Humid tropical forest — 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.