Italy vs Uruguay: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Italy
4,512 ha
in 2024
Uruguay
5,836 ha
in 2024
Italy rank
100th
Uruguay rank
97th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Italy
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 5,836 ha against 4,512 ha in Italy, a difference of 1,324 ha.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
Italy ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 97th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,068 ha | 14,252 ha | 183.86 ha | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 16,839 ha | 25,958 ha | 9,119 ha | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 13,771 ha | 17,972 ha | 4,201 ha | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 18,755 ha | 18,293 ha | 462.27 ha | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Italy or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 5,836 ha against 4,512 ha in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Italy and Uruguay?
- 1,324 ha, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Uruguay rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Italy ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 97th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna 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.