Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0111 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area, per capita in Uganda is 0.0111 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.8% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.0322 ha per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 ha per person, in 2019.
Uganda ranks 41st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0318 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0308 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0298 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0288 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0278 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0271 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0128 ha per person | -52.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0133 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0141 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0098 ha per person | -30.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0079 ha per person | -19.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0193 ha per person | +144.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0201 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0306 ha per person | +52.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0167 ha per person | -45.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0322 ha per person | +93.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0074 ha per person | -77.2% |
| 2007 | 0.032 ha per person | +335.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0236 ha per person | -26.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0166 ha per person | -29.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0315 ha per person | +90.2% |
| 2011 | 0.013 ha per person | -58.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0299 ha per person | +128.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0171 ha per person | -42.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0135 ha per person | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 0.017 ha per person | +25.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0144 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0113 ha per person | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0161 ha per person | +41.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 ha per person | -80.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0185 ha per person | +482.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0168 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0157 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0092 ha per person | -41.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0111 ha per person | +20.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0111 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0092 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0111 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0356 ha per person, 31% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per capita 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 | +482.5% | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0185 ha per person |
| 2007 | +335.7% | 0.0074 ha per person | 0.032 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0226 ha per person | 0.0098 ha per person | 0.0318 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0206 ha per person | 0.0074 ha per person | 0.0322 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0167 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0315 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0142 ha per person | 0.0092 ha per person | 0.0185 ha per person | 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, per capita in Uganda?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Uganda was 0.0111 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0322 ha per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.