Colombia vs Uruguay: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre

Colombia
0.0011 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0011 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
67th
Uruguay rank
66th

Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Colombia
  • Uruguay
00.0020.0040.006200220122023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 0 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 67th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 206 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.002 hectares per square kilometre 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre, Colombia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Colombia and Uruguay?
0 hectares per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Uruguay?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Uruguay rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 67th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned 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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Indicator
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Wildfire area burned 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.