United States vs Uruguay: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
United States
0.0033 hectares per person
in 2025
Uruguay
0.0031 hectares per person
in 2025
United States rank
63rd
Uruguay rank
66th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- United States
- Uruguay
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0033 hectares per person against 0.0031 hectares per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uruguay ahead.
United States ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 66th of 206 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0048 hectares per person | 0.0043 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.0047 hectares per person | 0.0031 hectares per person | 0.0016 hectares per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0046 hectares per person | 0.0025 hectares per person | 0.0021 hectares per person | United States |
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, United States or Uruguay?
- United States, at 0.0033 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 United States and Uruguay?
- 0.0002 hectares per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Uruguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do United States and Uruguay rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- United States ranks 63rd 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.