Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Uganda
Uganda: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 42.96 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Uganda, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Uganda is 42.96 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Uganda peaked at 118.67 t per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 19.43 t per square kilometre, in 2006.
That places Uganda 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Uganda, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 63.26 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 63.26 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.26 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 63.26 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 63.26 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 63.26 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 77.55 t per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1997 | 95.23 t per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1998 | 118.67 t per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1999 | 77.92 t per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 2000 | 71.22 t per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 57.22 t per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 53.92 t per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 85.15 t per square kilometre | +57.9% |
| 2004 | 64.68 t per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 109.41 t per square kilometre | +69.1% |
| 2006 | 19.43 t per square kilometre | -82.2% |
| 2007 | 92.43 t per square kilometre | +375.6% |
| 2008 | 75.89 t per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 46 t per square kilometre | -39.4% |
| 2010 | 77.56 t per square kilometre | +68.6% |
| 2011 | 40.19 t per square kilometre | -48.2% |
| 2012 | 75.44 t per square kilometre | +87.7% |
| 2013 | 56.32 t per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 2014 | 49.31 t per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 54.66 t per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 67.88 t per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2017 | 57.59 t per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 49.24 t per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 20.67 t per square kilometre | -58.0% |
| 2020 | 51.56 t per square kilometre | +149.4% |
| 2021 | 56.52 t per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 46.04 t per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 42.96 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 42.96 t per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.65 t per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 42.96 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.7 t per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square 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 | +375.6% | 19.43 t per square kilometre | 92.43 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.89 t per square kilometre | 63.26 t per square kilometre | 118.67 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.53 t per square kilometre | 19.43 t per square kilometre | 109.41 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.89 t per square kilometre | 20.67 t per square kilometre | 77.56 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.27 t per square kilometre | 42.96 t per square kilometre | 56.52 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Uganda?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Uganda was 42.96 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 118.67 t per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.43 t per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does Uganda rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Uganda ranks 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.