Savanna fires — Burned Area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 5,836 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Uruguay, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burned area in Uruguay stood at 5,836 ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 62.6% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Uruguay peaked at 43,570 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5,836 ha, in 2024.
Uruguay ranks 97th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,243 ha | — |
| 1991 | 19,243 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 19,243 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 19,243 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 19,243 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 19,243 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,220 ha | -67.7% |
| 1997 | 6,400 ha | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 7,456 ha | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 6,988 ha | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 7,645 ha | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 5,857 ha | -23.4% |
| 2002 | 25,054 ha | +327.8% |
| 2003 | 34,109 ha | +36.1% |
| 2004 | 43,570 ha | +27.7% |
| 2005 | 32,656 ha | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 21,068 ha | -35.5% |
| 2007 | 21,412 ha | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 40,679 ha | +90.0% |
| 2009 | 27,529 ha | -32.3% |
| 2010 | 31,411 ha | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 19,437 ha | -38.1% |
| 2012 | 29,153 ha | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 13,002 ha | -55.4% |
| 2014 | 5,900 ha | -54.6% |
| 2015 | 26,390 ha | +347.3% |
| 2016 | 14,288 ha | -45.9% |
| 2017 | 10,599 ha | -25.8% |
| 2018 | 13,173 ha | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 16,371 ha | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 26,561 ha | +62.2% |
| 2021 | 16,713 ha | -37.1% |
| 2022 | 26,733 ha | +60.0% |
| 2023 | 15,620 ha | -41.6% |
| 2024 | 5,836 ha | -62.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 5,836 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,836 ha, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +347.3% | 5,900 ha | 26,390 ha |
| 2002 | +327.8% | 5,857 ha | 25,054 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,252 ha | 6,220 ha | 19,243 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,958 ha | 5,857 ha | 43,570 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,972 ha | 5,900 ha | 31,411 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,293 ha | 5,836 ha | 26,733 ha | 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 savanna fires — burned area in Uruguay?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Uruguay was 5,836 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 43,570 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,836 ha in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Uruguay ranks 97th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
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.