New Caledonia vs Uruguay: Forest fires — Burned Area
New Caledonia
42.81 ha
in 2024
Uruguay
42.9 ha
in 2024
New Caledonia rank
103rd
Uruguay rank
102nd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- New Caledonia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 42.9 ha against 42.81 ha in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.09 ha.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 103rd and Uruguay ranks 102nd of 219 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 316.04 ha | 1,113 ha | 797.4 ha | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 262.38 ha | 600.26 ha | 337.88 ha | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 276.16 ha | 416.28 ha | 140.12 ha | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 25.69 ha | 2,081 ha | 2,055 ha | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, New Caledonia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 42.9 ha against 42.81 ha in New Caledonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between New Caledonia and Uruguay?
- 0.09 ha, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do New Caledonia and Uruguay rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- New Caledonia ranks 103rd and Uruguay ranks 102nd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.