Grassland — Burned Area in Uganda
Uganda: Grassland — Burned Area was 553,757 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burned area 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 in Uganda peaked at 1.03 million ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 136,816 ha, in 2019.
That places Uganda 28th out of 220 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.
Grassland — Burned Area in Uganda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 559,404 ha | — |
| 1991 | 559,404 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 559,404 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 559,404 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 559,404 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 559,404 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 270,907 ha | -51.6% |
| 1997 | 291,528 ha | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 317,012 ha | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 228,415 ha | -27.9% |
| 2000 | 190,156 ha | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 478,531 ha | +151.7% |
| 2002 | 512,127 ha | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 806,590 ha | +57.5% |
| 2004 | 452,351 ha | -43.9% |
| 2005 | 900,578 ha | +99.1% |
| 2006 | 211,804 ha | -76.5% |
| 2007 | 950,266 ha | +348.7% |
| 2008 | 722,157 ha | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 521,144 ha | -27.8% |
| 2010 | 1.02 million ha | +95.8% |
| 2011 | 435,212 ha | -57.4% |
| 2012 | 1.03 million ha | +135.6% |
| 2013 | 604,341 ha | -41.1% |
| 2014 | 492,145 ha | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 636,569 ha | +29.3% |
| 2016 | 557,818 ha | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 456,008 ha | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 667,642 ha | +46.4% |
| 2019 | 136,816 ha | -79.5% |
| 2020 | 824,032 ha | +502.3% |
| 2021 | 769,794 ha | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 743,101 ha | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 445,877 ha | -40.0% |
| 2024 | 553,757 ha | +24.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 553,757 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 348,840 ha, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 553,757 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 491,367 ha, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +502.3% | 136,816 ha | 824,032 ha |
| 2007 | +348.7% | 211,804 ha | 950,266 ha |
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
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 22.78 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 27,987 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 39.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 627.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,448 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 756.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 691.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.86 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area in Uganda?
- Grassland — burned area 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 recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 136,816 ha in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for grassland — burned area?
- Uganda ranks 28th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area 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. 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.