Cambodia vs Uganda: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Cambodia
9.53 million t
in 2024
Uganda
7.46 million t
in 2024
Cambodia rank
28th
Uganda rank
31st
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Cambodia
- Uganda
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 9.53 million t against 7.46 million t in Uganda, a difference of 2.07 million t.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.3 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Cambodia ranks 28th 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 | Cambodia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.00 million t | 14.96 million t | 3.97 million t | Uganda |
| 2000s | 9.40 million t | 13.49 million t | 4.10 million t | Uganda |
| 2010s | 9.98 million t | 11.01 million t | 1.02 million t | Uganda |
| 2020s | 8.95 million t | 9.40 million t | 449,028 t | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Cambodia or Uganda?
- Cambodia, at 9.53 million t against 7.46 million t in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Cambodia and Uganda?
- 2.07 million t, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Uganda rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Cambodia 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.