Brazil vs Oceania: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Brazil
17.29 million ha
in 2024
Oceania
34.35 million ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
8th
Oceania rank
10th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Brazil
- Oceania
How they compare
Oceania currently reports 34.35 million ha against 17.29 million ha in Brazil, a difference of 17.06 million ha.
That makes Oceania's figure about 2.0 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Oceania ahead.
Brazil ranks 8th and Oceania ranks 10th of 221 countries.
Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Oceania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.18 million ha | 45.13 million ha | 31.95 million ha | Oceania |
| 2000s | 14.09 million ha | 54.03 million ha | 39.94 million ha | Oceania |
| 2010s | 15.23 million ha | 46.42 million ha | 31.19 million ha | Oceania |
| 2020s | 13.15 million ha | 34.87 million ha | 21.73 million ha | Oceania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Brazil or Oceania?
- Oceania, at 34.35 million ha against 17.29 million ha in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Brazil and Oceania?
- 17.06 million ha, with Oceania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Oceania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Oceania rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Brazil ranks 8th and Oceania ranks 10th of 221 countries.
- 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.