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
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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About this data
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.