Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Uganda
Uganda: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0628 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Uganda, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.0628 ha per square kilometre for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 27.6% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Uganda peaked at 7.9 ha per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.012 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
Uganda ranks 36th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Uganda, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.35 ha per square kilometre | +348.5% |
| 1997 | 6.89 ha per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 1998 | 7.9 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 5.34 ha per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 2000 | 6.13 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 0.097 ha per square kilometre | -98.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0665 ha per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 2003 | 0.096 ha per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2171 ha per square kilometre | +126.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2564 ha per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1593 ha per square kilometre | -37.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | -91.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0754 ha per square kilometre | +455.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1074 ha per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0671 ha per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2985 ha per square kilometre | +344.6% |
| 2012 | 0.314 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1005 ha per square kilometre | -68.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1995 ha per square kilometre | +98.5% |
| 2015 | 0.163 ha per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1538 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1455 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0688 ha per square kilometre | -52.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0825 ha per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2020 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | -85.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0676 ha per square kilometre | +461.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0868 ha per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0628 ha per square kilometre | -27.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0628 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, 144.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0628 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 15.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +461.1% | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0676 ha per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +455.1% | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | 0.0754 ha per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +348.5% | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 5.35 ha per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +344.6% | 0.0671 ha per square kilometre | 0.2985 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.26 ha per square kilometre | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 7.9 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7216 ha per square kilometre | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | 6.13 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1593 ha per square kilometre | 0.0671 ha per square kilometre | 0.314 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0573 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0868 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 33 Cameroon 0.0674 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Guyana 0.0651 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Eswatini 0.0648 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Argentina 0.0596 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Australia 0.054 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Panama 0.0527 ha per square kilometre compare
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 woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Uganda?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Uganda was 0.0628 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.012 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Uganda ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. 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 Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — Burned Area 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Woody savanna — Burned Area 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
Woody savanna — Burned Area 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.