Burundi vs Uruguay: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Burundi
22,926 hectares
in 2025
Uruguay
24,299 hectares
in 2025
Burundi rank
95th
Uruguay rank
94th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Burundi
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 24,299 hectares against 22,926 hectares in Burundi, a difference of 1,373 hectares.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 95th and Uruguay ranks 94th of 225 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50,179 hectares | 34,294 hectares | 15,885 hectares | Burundi |
| 2010s | 30,679 hectares | 22,097 hectares | 8,582 hectares | Burundi |
| 2020s | 29,845 hectares | 25,190 hectares | 4,654 hectares | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Burundi or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 24,299 hectares against 22,926 hectares in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Burundi and Uruguay?
- 1,373 hectares, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Uruguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Uruguay rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Burundi ranks 95th and Uruguay ranks 94th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) β 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.