Georgia vs Uruguay: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Georgia

7,624 hectares

in 2026

Uruguay

9,308 hectares

in 2026

Georgia rank

105th

Uruguay rank

103rd

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Uruguay currently reports 9,308 hectares against 7,624 hectares in Georgia, a difference of 1,684 hectares.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Georgia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Uruguay ahead.

Georgia ranks 105th and Uruguay ranks 103rd of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual area burnt by wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 3,720 data points, 2012–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Area burnt by wildfires in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.