Mexico vs Uganda: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Mexico
1.13 million ha
in 2024
Uganda
1.21 million ha
in 2024
Mexico rank
32nd
Uganda rank
31st
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Mexico
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.21 million ha against 1.13 million ha in Mexico, a difference of 84,250 ha.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Mexico ranks 32nd and Uganda ranks 31st of 221 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 882,298 ha | 2.28 million ha | 1.40 million ha | Uganda |
| 2000s | 984,739 ha | 2.09 million ha | 1.11 million ha | Uganda |
| 2010s | 988,030 ha | 1.73 million ha | 745,077 ha | Uganda |
| 2020s | 893,707 ha | 1.52 million ha | 621,971 ha | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Mexico or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.21 million ha against 1.13 million ha in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Mexico and Uganda?
- 84,250 ha, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Uganda rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Mexico ranks 32nd 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.