Taiwan vs Uruguay: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Taiwan

39.5 hectares

in 2024

Uruguay

37.44 hectares

in 2024

Taiwan rank

100th

Uruguay rank

101st

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

Taiwan
Uruguay

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 39.5 hectares against 37.44 hectares in Uruguay, a difference of 2.06 hectares.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Uruguay ahead.

Taiwan ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 101st of 152 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).