Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Uruguay, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per capita in Uruguay is 0 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 87.5% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0018 ha per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2001.
That places Uruguay 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0003 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 ha per person | +44.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 ha per person | +47.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 ha per person | -18.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 ha per person | +70.4% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 ha per person | -20.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 ha per person | +1724.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per person | -64.4% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per person | -84.6% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per person | +49.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 ha per person | +581.9% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per person | -85.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 ha per person | +365.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 ha per person | +124.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 ha per person | -84.2% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | -80.1% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per person | +149.3% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per person | +39.5% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per person | -71.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | +298.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per person | +99.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per person | +231.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 ha per person | -69.8% |
| 2021 | 0.001 ha per person | +900.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 ha per person | +82.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per person | -94.5% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per person | -87.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 7% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1724.1% | 0 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person |
| 2021 | +900.7% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More climate change data for Uruguay
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 282.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 30,988 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24,182 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 863.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,857 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,759 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.92 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Uruguay?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Uruguay was 0 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 ha per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest 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.