Hong Kong vs Uruguay: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Hong Kong
0.0409 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0412 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
90th
Uruguay rank
89th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Hong Kong
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.0412 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0409 hectares per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uruguay ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 90th and Uruguay ranks 89th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2734 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0815 hectares per square kilometre | 0.192 hectares per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.0859 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0599 hectares per square kilometre | 0.026 hectares per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.0256 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0529 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0273 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, Hong Kong or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.0412 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0409 hectares per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Uruguay?
- 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Uruguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Uruguay rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong ranks 90th 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.