France vs Uruguay: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
France
0.0036 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.002 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
75th
Uruguay rank
78th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- France
- Uruguay
How they compare
France currently reports 0.0036 ha per square kilometre against 0.002 ha per square kilometre in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0016 ha per square kilometre.
That makes France's figure about 1.8 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
France ranks 75th and Uruguay ranks 78th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | France |
| 2010s | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | France |
| 2020s | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, France or Uruguay?
- France, at 0.0036 ha per square kilometre against 0.002 ha per square kilometre in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between France and Uruguay?
- 0.0016 ha per square kilometre, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Uruguay?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do France and Uruguay rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- France ranks 75th and Uruguay ranks 78th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area 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.