Nigeria vs Uganda: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita
Nigeria
0.0158 ha per person
in 2024
Uganda
0.0242 ha per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
50th
Uganda rank
47th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.0242 ha per person against 0.0158 ha per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0084 ha per person.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Nigeria ranks 50th and Uganda ranks 47th of 188 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0515 ha per person | 0.1115 ha per person | 0.06 ha per person | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.0399 ha per person | 0.0764 ha per person | 0.0365 ha per person | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.0205 ha per person | 0.0476 ha per person | 0.0271 ha per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.0174 ha per person | 0.0323 ha per person | 0.0149 ha per person | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per capita, Nigeria or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.0242 ha per person against 0.0158 ha per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per capita between Nigeria and Uganda?
- 0.0084 ha per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 50th and Uganda ranks 47th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.