Brazil vs Myanmar: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita

Brazil
0.0249 ha per person
in 2024
Myanmar
0.0237 ha per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
10th
Myanmar rank
12th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Brazil
  • Myanmar
00.020.040.060.08199020072024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0249 ha per person against 0.0237 ha per person in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0012 ha per person.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Myanmar ahead.

Brazil ranks 10th and Myanmar ranks 12th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Myanmar Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0111 ha per person 0.0313 ha per person 0.0202 ha per person Myanmar
2000s 0.011 ha per person 0.0379 ha per person 0.0269 ha per person Myanmar
2010s 0.0087 ha per person 0.0353 ha per person 0.0266 ha per person Myanmar
2020s 0.013 ha per person 0.0303 ha per person 0.0173 ha per person Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Brazil or Myanmar?
Brazil, at 0.0249 ha per person against 0.0237 ha per person in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Brazil and Myanmar?
0.0012 ha per person, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Myanmar?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Myanmar rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
Brazil ranks 10th and Myanmar ranks 12th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.