Brazil vs World: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Brazil
5.25 million ha
in 2024
World
26.50 million ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
World rank
1st
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Brazil
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 26.50 million ha against 5.25 million ha in Brazil, a difference of 21.25 million ha.
That makes World's figure about 5.0 times Brazil's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 218 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.72 million ha | 17.50 million ha | 15.78 million ha | World |
| 2000s | 1.93 million ha | 20.99 million ha | 19.06 million ha | World |
| 2010s | 1.67 million ha | 23.48 million ha | 21.81 million ha | World |
| 2020s | 2.70 million ha | 21.31 million ha | 18.62 million ha | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Brazil or World?
- World, at 26.50 million ha against 5.25 million ha in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Brazil and World?
- 21.25 million ha, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and World rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Brazil ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — 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.