Brazil vs Mali: Grassland — Burned Area
Brazil
6.54 million ha
in 2024
Mali
6.42 million ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
Mali rank
8th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Brazil
- Mali
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 6.54 million ha against 6.42 million ha in Mali, a difference of 118,710 ha.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mali ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Mali ranks 8th of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.20 million ha | 3.92 million ha | 717,010 ha | Mali |
| 2000s | 4.89 million ha | 5.95 million ha | 1.06 million ha | Mali |
| 2010s | 5.34 million ha | 5.14 million ha | 196,014 ha | Brazil |
| 2020s | 5.08 million ha | 5.72 million ha | 643,324 ha | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Brazil or Mali?
- Brazil, at 6.54 million ha against 6.42 million ha in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Brazil and Mali?
- 118,710 ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mali?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Mali rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Mali ranks 8th 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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About this data
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.