Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Dominican Republic or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 0.0619 kt against 0.0545 kt in Dominican Republic as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Uruguay: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)

Dominican Republic

0.0545 kt

in 2024

Uruguay

0.0619 kt

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

100th

Uruguay rank

98th

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) over time

Dominican Republic
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0619 kt against 0.0545 kt in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0074 kt.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 98th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1347 kt	0.1525 kt	0.0178 kt	Uruguay
2000s	0.1831 kt	0.2731 kt	0.0899 kt	Uruguay
2010s	0.1379 kt	0.1812 kt	0.0434 kt	Uruguay
2020s	0.0704 kt	0.1804 kt	0.11 kt	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Dominican Republic or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.0619 kt against 0.0545 kt in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?: 0.0074 kt, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Uruguay rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?: Dominican Republic ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 98th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.