Canada vs Uruguay: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita

Canada
0.0022 hectares per person
in 2025
Uruguay
0.0031 hectares per person
in 2025
Canada rank
69th
Uruguay rank
66th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Uruguay
00.0050.010.015200220132025

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0031 hectares per person against 0.0022 hectares per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0009 hectares per person.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uruguay ahead.

Canada ranks 69th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0021 hectares per person 0.0043 hectares per person 0.0023 hectares per person Uruguay
2010s 0.0027 hectares per person 0.0031 hectares per person 0.0004 hectares per person Uruguay
2020s 0.0039 hectares per person 0.0025 hectares per person 0.0014 hectares per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Canada or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.0031 hectares per person against 0.0022 hectares per person in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Canada and Uruguay?
0.0009 hectares per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Uruguay?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Canada and Uruguay rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
Canada ranks 69th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,944 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.