Brazil vs Colombia: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Brazil
0.6117 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia
0.8083 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
27th
Colombia rank
24th

Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Brazil
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.8083 ha per square kilometre against 0.6117 ha per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 0.1966 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.

Brazil ranks 27th and Colombia ranks 24th 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 0.9525 ha per square kilometre 0.7211 ha per square kilometre 0.2314 ha per square kilometre Brazil
2000s 0.9733 ha per square kilometre 1.49 ha per square kilometre 0.5205 ha per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 1.05 ha per square kilometre 1.03 ha per square kilometre 0.0205 ha per square kilometre Brazil
2020s 0.806 ha per square kilometre 0.9778 ha per square kilometre 0.1718 ha per square kilometre Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Brazil or Colombia?
Colombia, at 0.8083 ha per square kilometre against 0.6117 ha per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Brazil and Colombia?
0.1966 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 — burned area, per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 27th and Colombia ranks 24th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as 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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Indicator
Savanna — 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
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.