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

Malawi
0.0031 hectares per person
in 2025
Uruguay
0.0031 hectares per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
65th
Uruguay rank
66th

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

  • Malawi
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0031 hectares per person against 0.0031 hectares per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0 hectares per person.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 206 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0076 hectares per person 0.0043 hectares per person 0.0033 hectares per person Malawi
2010s 0.0062 hectares per person 0.0031 hectares per person 0.0031 hectares per person Malawi
2020s 0.0039 hectares per person 0.0025 hectares per person 0.0014 hectares per person Malawi

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, Malawi or Uruguay?
Malawi, at 0.0031 hectares per person against 0.0031 hectares per person in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Malawi and Uruguay?
0 hectares per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uruguay?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Uruguay rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
Malawi ranks 65th 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.