Brazil vs Spain: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Brazil
1,476 ha
in 2024
Spain
1,181 ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
25th
Spain rank
28th
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Brazil
- Spain
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1,476 ha against 1,181 ha in Spain, a difference of 295 ha.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 25th and Spain ranks 28th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 179,366 ha | 2,992 ha | 176,374 ha | Brazil |
| 2000s | 25,515 ha | 1,935 ha | 23,580 ha | Brazil |
| 2010s | 3,686 ha | 2,580 ha | 1,106 ha | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1,566 ha | 1,589 ha | 23.57 ha | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Brazil or Spain?
- Brazil, at 1,476 ha against 1,181 ha in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Brazil and Spain?
- 295 ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Brazil ranks 25th and Spain ranks 28th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — 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.