Chile vs Uruguay: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita

Chile
0.0021 ha per person
in 2024
Uruguay
0.0017 ha per person
in 2024
Chile rank
80th
Uruguay rank
83rd

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Chile
  • Uruguay
00.0050.010.015199020072024

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.0021 ha per person against 0.0017 ha per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0004 ha per person.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.

Chile ranks 80th and Uruguay ranks 83rd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0028 ha per person 0.0045 ha per person 0.0017 ha per person Uruguay
2000s 0.0019 ha per person 0.0079 ha per person 0.006 ha per person Uruguay
2010s 0.004 ha per person 0.0054 ha per person 0.0014 ha per person Uruguay
2020s 0.0028 ha per person 0.0054 ha per person 0.0025 ha per person Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per capita, Chile or Uruguay?
Chile, at 0.0021 ha per person against 0.0017 ha per person in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per capita between Chile and Uruguay?
0.0004 ha per person, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
Chile ranks 80th and Uruguay ranks 83rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,504 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.