Colombia vs Uganda: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Colombia
1.47 million ha
in 2024
Uganda
1.21 million ha
in 2024
Colombia rank
28th
Uganda rank
31st
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Colombia
- Uganda
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.47 million ha against 1.21 million ha in Uganda, a difference of 260,740 ha.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Colombia ranks 28th and Uganda ranks 31st of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.45 million ha | 2.28 million ha | 832,936 ha | Uganda |
| 2000s | 2.32 million ha | 2.09 million ha | 223,745 ha | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.68 million ha | 1.73 million ha | 56,126 ha | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.64 million ha | 1.52 million ha | 120,000 ha | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Colombia or Uganda?
- Colombia, at 1.47 million ha against 1.21 million ha in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Colombia and Uganda?
- 260,740 ha, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Uganda rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Colombia ranks 28th and Uganda ranks 31st of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.