Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp, Japan or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 0 ha per US$ of GDP against 0 ha per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp between Japan and Uruguay?

0 ha per US$ of GDP, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uruguay?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Uruguay: Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP

Japan

0 ha per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Uruguay

0 ha per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Japan rank

90th

Uruguay rank

89th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP over time

Japan
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0 ha per US$ of GDP against 0 ha per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0 ha per US$ of GDP.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.

Japan ranks 90th and Uruguay ranks 89th of 183 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 ha per US$ of GDP	0 ha per US$ of GDP	0 ha per US$ of GDP	Uruguay
2000s	0 ha per US$ of GDP	0 ha per US$ of GDP	0 ha per US$ of GDP	Uruguay
2010s	0 ha per US$ of GDP	0 ha per US$ of GDP	0 ha per US$ of GDP	Uruguay
2020s	0 ha per US$ of GDP	0 ha per US$ of GDP	0 ha per US$ of GDP	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp, Japan or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0 ha per US$ of GDP against 0 ha per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp between Japan and Uruguay?: 0 ha per US$ of GDP, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uruguay?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Japan and Uruguay rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp?: Japan ranks 90th and Uruguay ranks 89th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP
Unit: ha per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 185 places, 6,212 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 05 October 2026

Forest fires — Burned Area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.