Jamaica vs Uruguay: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Jamaica
0.0652 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0892 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
85th
Uruguay rank
82nd
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Jamaica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.0892 ha per square kilometre against 0.0652 ha per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 0.024 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.4 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
Jamaica ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 82nd of 188 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.037 ha per square kilometre | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | 0.0444 ha per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.0411 ha per square kilometre | 0.1483 ha per square kilometre | 0.1072 ha per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.0464 ha per square kilometre | 0.1027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0563 ha per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.0252 ha per square kilometre | 0.1223 ha per square kilometre | 0.0971 ha per square kilometre | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Jamaica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.0892 ha per square kilometre against 0.0652 ha per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Jamaica and Uruguay?
- 0.024 ha per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Uruguay?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Uruguay rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 82nd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Savanna fires — 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.