Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Saudi Arabia
5,617 ha
in 2024
Uruguay
5,836 ha
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
98th
Uruguay rank
97th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 5,836 ha against 5,617 ha in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 219 ha.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 98th and Uruguay ranks 97th of 221 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,233 ha | 14,252 ha | 8,019 ha | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 22,283 ha | 25,958 ha | 3,675 ha | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 3,046 ha | 17,972 ha | 14,926 ha | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 5,136 ha | 18,293 ha | 13,157 ha | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Saudi Arabia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 5,836 ha against 5,617 ha in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Saudi Arabia and Uruguay?
- 219 ha, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Uruguay rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 98th 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.