Savanna — Burned Area in Uganda
Uganda: Savanna — Burned Area was 646,932 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Burned Area in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 646,932 ha for savanna — burned area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.2% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area in Uganda peaked at 2.41 million ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 371,570 ha, in 2006.
That places Uganda 22nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area in Uganda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.15 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.15 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.15 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.15 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.15 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.15 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 973,509 ha | -15.6% |
| 1997 | 1.19 million ha | +22.3% |
| 1998 | 1.43 million ha | +20.4% |
| 1999 | 968,437 ha | -32.4% |
| 2000 | 771,878 ha | -20.3% |
| 2001 | 1.26 million ha | +63.4% |
| 2002 | 1.15 million ha | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 1.82 million ha | +58.2% |
| 2004 | 1.47 million ha | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 2.41 million ha | +63.6% |
| 2006 | 371,570 ha | -84.6% |
| 2007 | 1.93 million ha | +419.5% |
| 2008 | 1.62 million ha | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 908,573 ha | -43.8% |
| 2010 | 1.45 million ha | +59.9% |
| 2011 | 778,337 ha | -46.4% |
| 2012 | 1.35 million ha | +73.1% |
| 2013 | 1.15 million ha | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million ha | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million ha | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 1.50 million ha | +40.7% |
| 2017 | 1.29 million ha | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 903,253 ha | -29.8% |
| 2019 | 478,123 ha | -47.1% |
| 2020 | 862,991 ha | +80.5% |
| 2021 | 1.04 million ha | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 752,394 ha | -27.4% |
| 2023 | 888,678 ha | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 646,932 ha | -27.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 646,932 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 137,742 ha, 4.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 646,932 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 138,459 ha, 4.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +419.5% | 371,570 ha | 1.93 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.15 million ha | 968,437 ha | 1.43 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 million ha | 371,570 ha | 2.41 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million ha | 478,123 ha | 1.50 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 837,365 ha | 646,932 ha | 1.04 million 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 savanna — burned area in Uganda?
- Savanna — burned area in Uganda was 646,932 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burned area recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 million ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 371,570 ha in 2006.
- How does Uganda rank for savanna — burned area?
- Uganda ranks 22nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna — 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.