Brazil vs Suriname: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Brazil
0.0249 ha per person
in 2024
Suriname
0.019 ha per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
10th
Suriname rank
13th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Brazil
- Suriname
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.0249 ha per person against 0.019 ha per person in Suriname, a difference of 0.0059 ha per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and Suriname ranks 13th of 186 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0111 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.011 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0092 ha per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.0087 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.008 ha per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.013 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0083 ha per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Brazil or Suriname?
- Brazil, at 0.0249 ha per person against 0.019 ha per person in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Brazil and Suriname?
- 0.0059 ha per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Suriname rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 10th and Suriname ranks 13th 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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About this data
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.