Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre was 0.0412 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Uruguay, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.0412 hectares per square kilometre for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 20.6% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 0.1225 hectares per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0177 hectares per square kilometre, in 2014.
Uruguay ranks 89th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.077 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.1105 hectares per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1215 hectares per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0412 hectares per square kilometre | -66.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0548 hectares per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0595 hectares per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.109 hectares per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0782 hectares per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1225 hectares per square kilometre | +56.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0621 hectares per square kilometre | -49.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1008 hectares per square kilometre | +62.4% |
| 2013 | 0.04 hectares per square kilometre | -60.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0177 hectares per square kilometre | -55.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0906 hectares per square kilometre | +413.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0471 hectares per square kilometre | -48.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0336 hectares per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0367 hectares per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0475 hectares per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2020 | 0.072 hectares per square kilometre | +51.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0464 hectares per square kilometre | -35.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0519 hectares per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0412 hectares per square kilometre | -20.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre 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 | +413.2% | 0.0177 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0906 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0815 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0412 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1215 hectares per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0599 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0177 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1225 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0529 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0412 hectares per square kilometre | 0.072 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 86 Egypt 0.0491 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 87 Uzbekistan 0.0421 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 88 Indonesia 0.0419 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 90 Hong Kong 0.0409 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 91 Pakistan 0.0406 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 92 Chile 0.0388 hectares per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Uruguay?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Uruguay was 0.0412 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1225 hectares per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0177 hectares per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Uruguay rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.