Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0242 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Uganda stood at 0.0242 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.1546 ha per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0147 ha per person, in 2019.
Uganda ranks 47th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1117 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1081 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1045 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.101 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0976 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.095 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1107 ha per person | +16.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1325 ha per person | +19.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1546 ha per person | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0997 ha per person | -35.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0922 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0711 ha per person | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0655 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1002 ha per person | +53.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0725 ha per person | -27.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1203 ha per person | +65.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0214 ha per person | -82.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0972 ha per person | +355.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0771 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0461 ha per person | -40.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0768 ha per person | +66.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0382 ha per person | -50.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0709 ha per person | +85.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0501 ha per person | -29.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0425 ha per person | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0463 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0539 ha per person | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0441 ha per person | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0381 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0147 ha per person | -61.5% |
| 2020 | 0.038 ha per person | +158.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0396 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.032 ha per person | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0277 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0242 ha per person | -12.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0242 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0396 ha per person, 61% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0242 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 ha per person, 39% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — 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 | +355.1% | 0.0214 ha per person | 0.0972 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1115 ha per person | 0.095 ha per person | 0.1546 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0764 ha per person | 0.0214 ha per person | 0.1203 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0476 ha per person | 0.0147 ha per person | 0.0768 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0323 ha per person | 0.0242 ha per person | 0.0396 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 fires — burned area, per capita in Uganda?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Uganda was 0.0242 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1546 ha per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0147 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 47th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. 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 fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — 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 fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — 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 fires — 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.