Chile vs Uruguay: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Chile
0.0388 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0412 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Chile rank
92nd
Uruguay rank
89th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Chile
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.0412 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0388 hectares per square kilometre in Chile, a difference of 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uruguay ahead.
Chile ranks 92nd and Uruguay ranks 89th of 206 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0241 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0815 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0574 hectares per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.0322 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0599 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0277 hectares per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.0264 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0529 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0265 hectares per square kilometre | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Chile or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.0412 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0388 hectares per square kilometre in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Chile and Uruguay?
- 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Chile ranks 92nd and Uruguay ranks 89th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.