Brazil vs France: Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Brazil
0.0026 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
France
0.0036 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
49th
France rank
46th

Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Brazil
  • France
00.010.020.030.04199020062023

How they compare

France currently reports 0.0036 ha per square kilometre against 0.0026 ha per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 0.001 ha per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 49th and France ranks 46th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and France in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil France Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0063 ha per square kilometre 0.0057 ha per square kilometre 0.0006 ha per square kilometre Brazil
2000s 0.0103 ha per square kilometre 0.0073 ha per square kilometre 0.0029 ha per square kilometre Brazil
2010s 0.0096 ha per square kilometre 0.0074 ha per square kilometre 0.0022 ha per square kilometre Brazil
2020s 0.0045 ha per square kilometre 0.0116 ha per square kilometre 0.0071 ha per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Brazil or France?
France, at 0.0036 ha per square kilometre against 0.0026 ha per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in other forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Brazil and France?
0.001 ha per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and France?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brazil and France rank globally for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 49th and France ranks 46th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,245 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Other forest — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.