Australia vs Brazil: Savanna and woody savanna: Burning crop … Burning square kilometre

Australia
4.39 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil
4.74 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
31st
Brazil rank
29th

Savanna and woody savanna: Burning crop … Burning square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 4.74 t per square kilometre against 4.39 t per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.35 t per square kilometre.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.

Australia ranks 31st and Brazil ranks 29th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Brazil Difference Ahead
1990s 9.36 t per square kilometre 7.95 t per square kilometre 1.41 t per square kilometre Australia
2000s 6.05 t per square kilometre 7.51 t per square kilometre 1.46 t per square kilometre Brazil
2010s 4.46 t per square kilometre 8.13 t per square kilometre 3.67 t per square kilometre Brazil
2020s 3.16 t per square kilometre 6.1 t per square kilometre 2.93 t per square kilometre Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned), Australia or Brazil?
Brazil, at 4.74 t per square kilometre against 4.39 t per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) between Australia and Brazil?
0.35 t per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned)?
Australia ranks 31st and Brazil ranks 29th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.