Portugal vs Uruguay: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate
Portugal
200 % change on previous year
in 2025
Uruguay
600 % change on previous year
in 2025
Portugal rank
7th
Uruguay rank
4th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Portugal
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 600 % change on previous year against 200 % change on previous year in Portugal, a difference of 400 % change on previous year.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 3.0 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 4th of 117 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 152.13 % change on previous year | 39.03 % change on previous year | 113.1 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 2010s | -33.54 % change on previous year | 36.11 % change on previous year | 69.65 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 66.67 % change on previous year | 261.11 % change on previous year | 194.44 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate, Portugal or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 600 % change on previous year against 200 % change on previous year in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate between Portugal and Uruguay?
- 400 % change on previous year, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Portugal ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 4th of 117 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wildfire area burned by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.