Brazil vs OECD: Savanna — Burned Area
Brazil
9.24 million ha
in 2024
OECD
5.03 million ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
OECD rank
8th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Brazil
- OECD
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 9.24 million ha against 5.03 million ha in OECD, a difference of 4.21 million ha.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.8 times OECD's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and OECD ranks 8th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and OECD in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.96 million ha | 8.34 million ha | 378,195 ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 8.14 million ha | 7.37 million ha | 760,513 ha | Brazil |
| 2010s | 8.78 million ha | 6.21 million ha | 2.58 million ha | Brazil |
| 2020s | 7.24 million ha | 5.41 million ha | 1.82 million ha | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Brazil or OECD?
- Brazil, at 9.24 million ha against 5.03 million ha in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Brazil and OECD?
- 4.21 million ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and OECD rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Brazil ranks 7th and OECD ranks 8th of 221 countries.
- 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.