Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Brazil or Zambia?

Brazil, at 5.28 million ha against 2.93 million ha in Zambia as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Brazil and Zambia?

2.34 million ha, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zambia?

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 Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Zambia: Forest fires — Burned Area

Brazil

5.28 million ha

in 2024

Zambia

2.93 million ha

in 2024

Brazil rank

1st

Zambia rank

2nd

Forest fires — Burned Area over time

Brazil
Zambia

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 5.28 million ha against 2.93 million ha in Zambia, a difference of 2.34 million ha.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.8 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Brazil ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 2nd of 219 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.77 million ha	1.93 million ha	159,063 ha	Zambia
2000s	2.02 million ha	2.50 million ha	483,382 ha	Zambia
2010s	1.75 million ha	3.99 million ha	2.25 million ha	Zambia
2020s	2.73 million ha	2.85 million ha	114,992 ha	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Brazil or Zambia?: Brazil, at 5.28 million ha against 2.93 million ha in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Brazil and Zambia?: 2.34 million ha, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zambia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Zambia rank globally for forest fires — burned area?: Brazil ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 2nd of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest fires — Burned Area
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 272 places, 9,294 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.