Switzerland vs Uruguay: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Switzerland
1,085 t
in 2024
Uruguay
2,162 t
in 2024
Switzerland rank
107th
Uruguay rank
104th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Switzerland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2,162 t against 1,085 t in Switzerland, a difference of 1,077 t.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.0 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
Switzerland ranks 107th and Uruguay ranks 104th of 219 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,294 t | 56,117 t | 54,823 t | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 3,146 t | 30,253 t | 27,107 t | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2,603 t | 20,980 t | 18,377 t | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 433.88 t | 104,882 t | 104,448 t | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Switzerland or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2,162 t against 1,085 t in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 1,077 t, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Switzerland and Uruguay rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Switzerland ranks 107th and Uruguay ranks 104th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.