Brazil vs Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Grassland — Burned Area

Brazil
6.54 million ha
in 2024
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
50.08 million ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
5th

Grassland — Burned Area over time

  • Brazil
  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
020.0M40.0M60.0M199020072024

How they compare

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) currently reports 50.08 million ha against 6.54 million ha in Brazil, a difference of 43.54 million ha.

That makes Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s figure about 7.7 times Brazil's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 7th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th of 220 countries.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 3.20 million ha 34.90 million ha 31.70 million ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2000s 4.89 million ha 55.64 million ha 50.75 million ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2010s 5.34 million ha 51.05 million ha 45.71 million ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2020s 5.08 million ha 48.13 million ha 43.05 million ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland — burned area, Brazil or Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), at 50.08 million ha against 6.54 million ha in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Brazil and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
43.54 million ha, with Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank globally for grassland — burned area?
Brazil ranks 7th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Grassland — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,329 data points, 1990–2024
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