Area burned wildfires by type in Uruguay
Uruguay: Area burned wildfires by type was 10,561 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Area burned wildfires by type in Uruguay, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 10,561 for area burned wildfires by type in 2025.
That represents a change of up 339.3% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned wildfires by type in Uruguay peaked at 21,444 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,404, in 2024.
Uruguay ranks 88th of 225 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 wildfires by type in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13,481 | — |
| 2003 | 19,341 | +43.5% |
| 2004 | 21,273 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 7,213 | -66.1% |
| 2006 | 9,595 | +33.0% |
| 2007 | 10,411 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 19,083 | +83.3% |
| 2009 | 13,695 | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 21,444 | +56.6% |
| 2011 | 10,862 | -49.3% |
| 2012 | 17,645 | +62.5% |
| 2013 | 6,998 | -60.3% |
| 2014 | 3,091 | -55.8% |
| 2015 | 15,863 | +413.2% |
| 2016 | 8,243 | -48.0% |
| 2017 | 5,882 | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 6,418 | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 8,307 | +29.4% |
| 2020 | 12,600 | +51.7% |
| 2021 | 8,114 | -35.6% |
| 2022 | 9,080 | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 7,213 | -20.6% |
| 2024 | 2,404 | -66.7% |
| 2025 | 10,561 | +339.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 10,561 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,758, 3.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned wildfires by type 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% | 3,091 | 15,863 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,261 | 7,213 | 21,273 | 8 |
| 2010s | 10,475 | 3,091 | 21,444 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,329 | 2,404 | 12,600 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 85 Guinea-Bissau 12,300 compare
- 86 North Macedonia 11,248 compare
- 86 Suriname 11,248 compare
- 89 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10,089 compare
- 90 Cuba 10,025 compare
- 91 Romania 9,381 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 wildfires by type in Uruguay?
- Area burned wildfires by type in Uruguay was 10,561 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 21,444 in 2010.
- What is the lowest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,404 in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for area burned wildfires by type?
- Uruguay ranks 88th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned wildfires by type rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. 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 Area burned wildfires by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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