Bhutan vs Uruguay: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Bhutan
5,646 hectares
in 2024
Uruguay
7,577 hectares
in 2024
Bhutan rank
113th
Uruguay rank
110th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Bhutan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 7,577 hectares against 5,646 hectares in Bhutan, a difference of 1,931 hectares.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uruguay ahead.
Bhutan ranks 113th and Uruguay ranks 110th of 225 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,768 hectares | 34,294 hectares | 29,526 hectares | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 8,685 hectares | 22,097 hectares | 13,412 hectares | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 4,001 hectares | 25,368 hectares | 21,367 hectares | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Bhutan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 7,577 hectares against 5,646 hectares in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Bhutan and Uruguay?
- 1,931 hectares, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Uruguay?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Uruguay rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Bhutan ranks 113th and Uruguay ranks 110th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.