Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0129 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna — burned area, per capita in Uganda stood at 0.0129 ha per person.
The figure is down 29.2% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.0863 ha per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0111 ha per person, in 2019.
That places Uganda 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0656 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0635 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0614 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0593 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0573 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0558 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0459 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0545 ha per person | +18.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0637 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0416 ha per person | -34.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0322 ha per person | -22.8% |
| 2001 | 0.051 ha per person | +58.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0449 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0689 ha per person | +53.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0543 ha per person | -21.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0863 ha per person | +58.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0129 ha per person | -85.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0651 ha per person | +404.4% |
| 2008 | 0.053 ha per person | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0289 ha per person | -45.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0448 ha per person | +55.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0233 ha per person | -48.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0392 ha per person | +68.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0325 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0278 ha per person | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0285 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0388 ha per person | +36.1% |
| 2017 | 0.032 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0217 ha per person | -32.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0111 ha per person | -48.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0194 ha per person | +74.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0226 ha per person | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0159 ha per person | -29.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0183 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0129 ha per person | -29.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0129 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0037 ha per person, 3.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0129 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0044 ha per person, 2.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +404.4% | 0.0129 ha per person | 0.0651 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0569 ha per person | 0.0416 ha per person | 0.0656 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0497 ha per person | 0.0129 ha per person | 0.0863 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.03 ha per person | 0.0111 ha per person | 0.0448 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0178 ha per person | 0.0129 ha per person | 0.0226 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 savanna — burned area, per capita in Uganda?
- Savanna — burned area, per capita in Uganda was 0.0129 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0863 ha per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0111 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. 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 Savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — 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.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna — 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
Savanna — 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.