Brazil vs Portugal: Other forest — Burned Area
Brazil
23,564 ha
in 2024
Portugal
31,181 ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
24th
Portugal rank
22nd
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Brazil
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 31,181 ha against 23,564 ha in Brazil, a difference of 7,617 ha.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 219 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52,689 ha | 14,761 ha | 37,928 ha | Brazil |
| 2000s | 85,840 ha | 16,144 ha | 69,697 ha | Brazil |
| 2010s | 80,509 ha | 16,544 ha | 63,965 ha | Brazil |
| 2020s | 34,650 ha | 13,481 ha | 21,169 ha | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Brazil or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 31,181 ha against 23,564 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Brazil and Portugal?
- 7,617 ha, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Brazil ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 22nd 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.