Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Uruguay
Uruguay: Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis was 24,299 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
24,299
Change on year
up 220.7%
World rank
94th
of 225 countries
All-time high
49,608
in 2004
All-time low
7,577
in 2024
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Uruguay, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Uruguay stood at 24,299.
That represents a change of up 220.7% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Uruguay peaked at 49,608 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7,577, in 2024.
That places Uruguay 94th out of 225 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 30,074 | — |
| 2003 | 37,114 | +23.4% |
| 2004 | 49,608 | +33.7% |
| 2005 | 34,496 | -30.5% |
| 2006 | 24,342 | -29.4% |
| 2007 | 22,668 | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 46,216 | +103.9% |
| 2009 | 29,838 | -35.4% |
| 2010 | 35,698 | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 22,432 | -37.2% |
| 2012 | 35,590 | +58.7% |
| 2013 | 15,434 | -56.6% |
| 2014 | 7,642 | -50.5% |
| 2015 | 32,328 | +323.0% |
| 2016 | 17,022 | -47.3% |
| 2017 | 14,812 | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 15,949 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 24,063 | +50.9% |
| 2020 | 32,821 | +36.4% |
| 2021 | 25,094 | -23.5% |
| 2022 | 39,776 | +58.5% |
| 2023 | 21,573 | -45.8% |
| 2024 | 7,577 | -64.9% |
| 2025 | 24,299 | +220.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 24,299 is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.86, 283.0× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 24,299 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,815, 1.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34,294 | 22,668 | 49,608 | 8 |
| 2010s | 22,097 | 7,642 | 35,698 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,190 | 7,577 | 39,776 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Uruguay?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Uruguay was 24,299 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 49,608 in 2004.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,577 in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis?
- Uruguay ranks 94th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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