Brazil vs Colombia: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Brazil
0.6901 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia
0.8243 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
30th
Colombia rank
28th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.8243 ha per square kilometre against 0.6901 ha per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 0.1342 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Brazil ranks 30th and Colombia ranks 28th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Colombia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | 0.78 ha per square kilometre | 0.3885 ha per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | 0.4848 ha per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | 0.087 ha per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.8834 ha per square kilometre | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | 0.1323 ha per square kilometre | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 0.8243 ha per square kilometre against 0.6901 ha per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Brazil and Colombia?
- 0.1342 ha per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 30th and Colombia ranks 28th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Savanna and woody savanna — 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.