Cambodia vs Uganda: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Cambodia
7.29 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
6.72 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Cambodia rank
15th
Uganda rank
17th

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Cambodia
  • Uganda
51015199020062023

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 7.29 ha per square kilometre against 6.72 ha per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 0.57 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.

Cambodia ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 17th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 9.75 ha per square kilometre 11.42 ha per square kilometre 1.67 ha per square kilometre Uganda
2000s 8.03 ha per square kilometre 10.47 ha per square kilometre 2.44 ha per square kilometre Uganda
2010s 8.51 ha per square kilometre 8.64 ha per square kilometre 0.1318 ha per square kilometre Uganda
2020s 7.52 ha per square kilometre 7.94 ha per square kilometre 0.4171 ha per square kilometre Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Cambodia or Uganda?
Cambodia, at 7.29 ha per square kilometre against 6.72 ha per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Cambodia and Uganda?
0.57 ha per square kilometre, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Uganda?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and Uganda rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Cambodia ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 17th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna 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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Indicator
Savanna fires — 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
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Savanna 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.