Brazil vs Suriname: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita)

Brazil
0.0248 ha per person
in 2024
Suriname
0.019 ha per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
Suriname rank
9th

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) over time

  • Brazil
  • Suriname
00.0050.010.0150.020.025199020072024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0248 ha per person against 0.019 ha per person in Suriname, a difference of 0.0058 ha per person.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 7th and Suriname ranks 9th of 185 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 0.0108 ha per person 0.0046 ha per person 0.0061 ha per person Brazil
2000s 0.0105 ha per person 0.0018 ha per person 0.0087 ha per person Brazil
2010s 0.0083 ha per person 0.0008 ha per person 0.0076 ha per person Brazil
2020s 0.0128 ha per person 0.0047 ha per person 0.0081 ha per person Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita, Brazil or Suriname?
Brazil, at 0.0248 ha per person against 0.019 ha per person in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita between Brazil and Suriname?
0.0058 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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
Brazil ranks 7th and Suriname ranks 9th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 6,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Humid tropical forest — 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.