Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Uganda
Uganda: Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 553,757 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Uganda stood at 553,757 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.2% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Uganda peaked at 1.03 million ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 136,816 ha, in 2019.
That places Uganda 30th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 446,429 ha | 228,415 ha | 559,404 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 574,570 ha | 190,156 ha | 950,266 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 603,257 ha | 136,816 ha | 1.03 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 667,312 ha | 445,877 ha | 824,032 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More climate change data for Uganda
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 27,987 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 10,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 17,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 39.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 627.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,448 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 756.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 691.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 2.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 24.69 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Uganda?
- Grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Uganda was 553,757 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 136,816 ha in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for grassland — burned area — fao tier 1?
- Uganda ranks 30th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.