Guinea-Bissau vs Uruguay: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Guinea-Bissau
12,300 hectares
in 2025
Uruguay
10,561 hectares
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
85th
Uruguay rank
88th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Uruguay
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 12,300 hectares against 10,561 hectares in Uruguay, a difference of 1,739 hectares.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 88th of 225 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22,483 hectares | 14,261 hectares | 8,221 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 15,522 hectares | 10,475 hectares | 5,047 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 16,779 hectares | 8,329 hectares | 8,450 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, Guinea-Bissau or Uruguay?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 12,300 hectares against 10,561 hectares in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay?
- 1,739 hectares, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 88th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.