Portugal vs Uruguay: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Portugal
0.0729 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0508 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
55th
Uruguay rank
56th

Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Portugal
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0729 ha per square kilometre against 0.0508 ha per square kilometre in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0221 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 55th and Uruguay ranks 56th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1811 ha per square kilometre 0.0329 ha per square kilometre 0.1482 ha per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.2923 ha per square kilometre 0.0767 ha per square kilometre 0.2156 ha per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.2901 ha per square kilometre 0.043 ha per square kilometre 0.2472 ha per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.1406 ha per square kilometre 0.0689 ha per square kilometre 0.0717 ha per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Portugal or Uruguay?
Portugal, at 0.0729 ha per square kilometre against 0.0508 ha per square kilometre in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Portugal and Uruguay?
0.0221 ha per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 55th and Uruguay ranks 56th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Savanna — 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.