Brazil vs South Sudan: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita

Brazil
0.0249 ha per person
in 2024
South Sudan
0.0242 ha per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
10th
South Sudan rank
11th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Brazil
  • South Sudan
00.010.020.030.040.05199020072024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0249 ha per person against 0.0242 ha per person in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0007 ha per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Sudan ahead.

Brazil ranks 10th and South Sudan ranks 11th of 186 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0077 ha per person 0.0171 ha per person 0.0094 ha per person South Sudan
2020s 0.013 ha per person 0.0308 ha per person 0.0178 ha per person South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Brazil or South Sudan?
Brazil, at 0.0249 ha per person against 0.0242 ha per person in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Brazil and South Sudan?
0.0007 ha per person, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Sudan?
13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do Brazil and South Sudan rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
Brazil ranks 10th and South Sudan ranks 11th 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.