Uganda vs Zimbabwe: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Uganda
6.72 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
4.69 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda rank
17th
Zimbabwe rank
20th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 6.72 ha per square kilometre against 4.69 ha per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.03 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.4 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Uganda ranks 17th and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 188 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.42 ha per square kilometre | 7.69 ha per square kilometre | 3.73 ha per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2000s | 10.47 ha per square kilometre | 7.31 ha per square kilometre | 3.17 ha per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2010s | 8.64 ha per square kilometre | 7.09 ha per square kilometre | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2020s | 7.94 ha per square kilometre | 4.11 ha per square kilometre | 3.83 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, Uganda or Zimbabwe?
- Uganda, at 6.72 ha per square kilometre against 4.69 ha per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Uganda and Zimbabwe?
- 2.03 ha per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Uganda and Zimbabwe rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Uganda ranks 17th and Zimbabwe ranks 20th 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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About this data
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.