What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Brazil?

55,994 kt, with Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Brazil?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) vs Brazil: Forest fires — Emissions

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

516,327 kt

in 2024

Brazil

460,333 kt

in 2024

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank

3rd

Brazil rank

1st

Forest fires — Emissions over time

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Brazil

How they compare

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) currently reports 516,327 kt against 460,333 kt in Brazil, a difference of 55,994 kt.

That makes Bolivia (Plurinational State of)'s figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 3rd and Brazil ranks 1st of 22 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Brazil	Difference	Ahead
2000s	95,290 kt	192,754 kt	97,465 kt	Brazil
2010s	82,344 kt	152,122 kt	69,778 kt	Brazil
2020s	198,839 kt	238,170 kt	39,331 kt	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Bolivia (Plurinational State of) or Brazil?: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), at 516,327 kt against 460,333 kt in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Brazil?: 55,994 kt, with Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Brazil?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Brazil rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 3rd and Brazil ranks 1st of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 234 places, 5,513 data points, 2001–2024
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.