United States vs Uruguay: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
United States
0.0012 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0011 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
United States rank
63rd
Uruguay rank
66th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- United States
- Uruguay
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 66th of 206 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | United States |
| 2010s | 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | United States |
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, United States or Uruguay?
- United States, at 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between United States and Uruguay?
- 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Uruguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do United States and Uruguay rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- United States ranks 63rd 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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About this data
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.