Americas vs Brazil: Savanna — Burned Area
Americas
19.57 million ha
in 2024
Brazil
9.24 million ha
in 2024
Americas rank
8th
Brazil rank
7th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Americas
- Brazil
How they compare
Americas currently reports 19.57 million ha against 9.24 million ha in Brazil, a difference of 10.33 million ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 7th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.52 million ha | 7.96 million ha | 5.56 million ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 17.10 million ha | 8.14 million ha | 8.97 million ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 16.35 million ha | 8.78 million ha | 7.57 million ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 17.46 million ha | 7.24 million ha | 10.22 million ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Americas or Brazil?
- Americas, at 19.57 million ha against 9.24 million ha in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Americas and Brazil?
- 10.33 million ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Brazil?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Brazil rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Americas ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 7th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna — 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.