Brazil vs Nepal: Other forest — Burned Area
Brazil
23,564 ha
in 2024
Nepal
39,978 ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
24th
Nepal rank
21st
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Brazil
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 39,978 ha against 23,564 ha in Brazil, a difference of 16,414 ha.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 24th and Nepal ranks 21st of 219 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52,689 ha | 6,702 ha | 45,987 ha | Brazil |
| 2000s | 85,840 ha | 4,294 ha | 81,546 ha | Brazil |
| 2010s | 80,509 ha | 9,005 ha | 71,504 ha | Brazil |
| 2020s | 34,650 ha | 16,261 ha | 18,389 ha | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Brazil or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 39,978 ha against 23,564 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Brazil and Nepal?
- 16,414 ha, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Nepal rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Brazil ranks 24th and Nepal ranks 21st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other 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.