Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … unit in Uganda
Uganda: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … unit was 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Uganda is 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Uganda peaked at 0.0044 t per US$ of GDP in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP, in 2019.
Uganda ranks 30th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … unit in Uganda, year by year
| Year | t per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0029 t per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0038 t per US$ of GDP | +29.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0044 t per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 t per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 t per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 t per US$ of GDP | -30.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0026 t per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 0.003 t per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 t per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 t per US$ of GDP | -27.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 t per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 0.002 t per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 t per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 t per US$ of GDP | +47.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 t per US$ of GDP | -36.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 t per US$ of GDP | +45.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 t per US$ of GDP | -83.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 t per US$ of GDP | +298.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 t per US$ of GDP | -32.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 t per US$ of GDP | -65.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 t per US$ of GDP | +59.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 t per US$ of GDP | -50.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 t per US$ of GDP | +91.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 t per US$ of GDP | -29.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 t per US$ of GDP | -22.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 t per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 t per US$ of GDP | +37.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 t per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 t per US$ of GDP | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | -60.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 t per US$ of GDP | +134.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 t per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP | -27.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | -21.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP, 72% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP, 90% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … unit 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 | +298.7% | 0.0004 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 t per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0032 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 t per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 t per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 t per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 t per US$ of GDP | 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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Uganda?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Uganda was 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP in 2024, 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 0.0044 t per US$ of GDP in 1992.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Uganda ranks 30th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.