Asia vs Brazil: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Asia
6.02 million ha
in 2024
Brazil
17.29 million ha
in 2024
Asia rank
5th
Brazil rank
8th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Asia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 17.29 million ha against 6.02 million ha in Asia, a difference of 11.28 million ha.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.9 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Asia ranks 5th and Brazil ranks 8th of 22 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.80 million ha | 13.18 million ha | 1.38 million ha | Brazil |
| 2000s | 17.43 million ha | 14.09 million ha | 3.35 million ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 13.14 million ha | 15.23 million ha | 2.10 million ha | Brazil |
| 2020s | 8.00 million ha | 13.15 million ha | 5.14 million ha | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Asia or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 17.29 million ha against 6.02 million ha in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Asia and Brazil?
- 11.28 million ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Brazil?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Brazil rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Asia ranks 5th and Brazil ranks 8th of 22 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.