Liberia vs Uruguay: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Liberia
27,455 hectares
in 2025
Uruguay
24,299 hectares
in 2025
Liberia rank
91st
Uruguay rank
94th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Liberia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 27,455 hectares against 24,299 hectares in Uruguay, a difference of 3,156 hectares.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uruguay ahead.
Liberia ranks 91st and Uruguay ranks 94th of 225 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81,517 hectares | 34,294 hectares | 47,222 hectares | Liberia |
| 2010s | 97,030 hectares | 22,097 hectares | 74,933 hectares | Liberia |
| 2020s | 28,911 hectares | 25,190 hectares | 3,721 hectares | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Liberia or Uruguay?
- Liberia, at 27,455 hectares against 24,299 hectares in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Liberia and Uruguay?
- 3,156 hectares, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Uruguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Uruguay rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Liberia ranks 91st 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.