Egypt vs Uruguay: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Egypt
0.0491 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0412 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
86th
Uruguay rank
89th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Egypt
- Uruguay
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.0491 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0412 hectares per square kilometre in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0079 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uruguay ahead.
Egypt ranks 86th 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 | Egypt | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0815 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0815 hectares per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.0023 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0599 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0576 hectares per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.03 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0529 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0228 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, Egypt or Uruguay?
- Egypt, at 0.0491 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0412 hectares per square kilometre in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Egypt and Uruguay?
- 0.0079 hectares per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Uruguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Uruguay rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 86th 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.