Brazil vs Zimbabwe: Other forest — Burned Area
Brazil
23,564 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
17,119 ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
24th
Zimbabwe rank
25th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Brazil
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 23,564 ha against 17,119 ha in Zimbabwe, a difference of 6,445 ha.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 24th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 219 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52,689 ha | 26,733 ha | 25,956 ha | Brazil |
| 2000s | 85,840 ha | 21,854 ha | 63,986 ha | Brazil |
| 2010s | 80,509 ha | 39,882 ha | 40,626 ha | Brazil |
| 2020s | 34,650 ha | 10,160 ha | 24,491 ha | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Brazil or Zimbabwe?
- Brazil, at 23,564 ha against 17,119 ha in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Brazil and Zimbabwe?
- 6,445 ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Zimbabwe rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Brazil ranks 24th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th 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.