Spain vs Uruguay: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Spain
0.0762 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0892 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain rank
83rd
Uruguay rank
82nd

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Spain
  • Uruguay
00.10.20.30.40.5199020062023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0892 ha per square kilometre against 0.0762 ha per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.013 ha per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 83rd and Uruguay ranks 82nd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1306 ha per square kilometre 0.0814 ha per square kilometre 0.0492 ha per square kilometre Spain
2000s 0.1654 ha per square kilometre 0.1483 ha per square kilometre 0.0171 ha per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.1154 ha per square kilometre 0.1027 ha per square kilometre 0.0127 ha per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.1844 ha per square kilometre 0.1223 ha per square kilometre 0.0621 ha per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Spain or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.0892 ha per square kilometre against 0.0762 ha per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Spain and Uruguay?
0.013 ha per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Spain and Uruguay rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Spain ranks 83rd 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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Indicator
Savanna fires — 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 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.