Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0031 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Uruguay, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Uruguay is 0.0031 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 339.5% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0065 hectares per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 hectares per person, in 2024.
Uruguay ranks 66th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0041 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0059 hectares per person | +43.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0065 hectares per person | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 hectares per person | -66.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 hectares per person | +32.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 hectares per person | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0058 hectares per person | +82.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0041 hectares per person | -28.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0065 hectares per person | +56.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0033 hectares per person | -49.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0053 hectares per person | +62.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 hectares per person | -60.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 hectares per person | -56.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0047 hectares per person | +411.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 hectares per person | -48.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 hectares per person | -28.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 hectares per person | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 hectares per person | +29.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 hectares per person | +51.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 hectares per person | -35.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 hectares per person | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 hectares per person | -20.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 hectares per person | -66.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0031 hectares per person | +339.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +411.4% | 0.0009 hectares per person | 0.0047 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0043 hectares per person | 0.0022 hectares per person | 0.0065 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 hectares per person | 0.0009 hectares per person | 0.0065 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 hectares per person | 0.0007 hectares per person | 0.0037 hectares per person | 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 area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Uruguay?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0031 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0065 hectares per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 66th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.