Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Uruguay, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Uruguay is 0.0001 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 600.4% on the previous year and up 248.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0001 hectares per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2014.
Uruguay ranks 29th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0001 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +274.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -26.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +81.6% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | -85.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +332.4% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | -77.0% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | +66.2% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -80.0% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | +398.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +79.5% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | +74.4% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | -57.3% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | +99.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +149.8% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +120.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | -77.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +600.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 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 wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Uruguay?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2014.
- How does Uruguay rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 29th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 248.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wildfire area burned 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.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned 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
Wildfire area burned 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.