Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0017 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Uruguay, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Uruguay stood at 0.0017 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0133 ha per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 ha per person, in 2024.
Uruguay ranks 83rd of 188 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, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0062 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0062 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0061 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0061 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0061 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.006 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 ha per person | -67.8% |
| 1997 | 0.002 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 ha per person | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 ha per person | -23.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0076 ha per person | +327.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0104 ha per person | +36.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0133 ha per person | +27.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0099 ha per person | -25.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 ha per person | -35.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0065 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0123 ha per person | +89.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0083 ha per person | -32.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0095 ha per person | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0058 ha per person | -38.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0087 ha per person | +49.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 ha per person | -55.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 ha per person | -54.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0078 ha per person | +345.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 ha per person | -46.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 ha per person | -26.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 ha per person | +24.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0048 ha per person | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0078 ha per person | +62.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 ha per person | -37.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0079 ha per person | +60.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0046 ha per person | -41.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0017 ha per person | -62.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0017 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 ha per person, 80% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +345.7% | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0078 ha per person |
| 2002 | +327.2% | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0076 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0062 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0079 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0133 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0095 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0079 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 savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Uruguay?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0017 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0133 ha per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 83rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Savanna 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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna 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
Savanna 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.