Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0249 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Brazil stood at 0.0249 ha per person. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 234.0% on the previous year and up 349.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0249 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Brazil 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0132 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.013 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0128 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0126 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0124 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0122 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0059 ha per person | -51.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0071 ha per person | +20.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0124 ha per person | +74.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0094 ha per person | -24.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 ha per person | -85.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0075 ha per person | +447.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0147 ha per person | +96.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0129 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0153 ha per person | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 0.019 ha per person | +24.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0082 ha per person | -56.8% |
| 2007 | 0.021 ha per person | +155.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0071 ha per person | -66.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0027 ha per person | -61.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0207 ha per person | +662.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 ha per person | -76.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0096 ha per person | +97.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 ha per person | -72.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0055 ha per person | +108.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 ha per person | +93.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0079 ha per person | -26.3% |
| 2017 | 0.012 ha per person | +51.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 ha per person | -70.7% |
| 2019 | 0.01 ha per person | +185.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0154 ha per person | +54.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0078 ha per person | -49.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0093 ha per person | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0075 ha per person | -20.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0249 ha per person | +234.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0249 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 260.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0249 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 132.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +662.5% | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0207 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0111 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.0132 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.011 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.021 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0087 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0207 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.013 ha per person | 0.0075 ha per person | 0.0249 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More climate change data for Brazil
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 8.54 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 564,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 124,669 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 439,674 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 470.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,703 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,554 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 228.5 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Brazil?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Brazil was 0.0249 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0249 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 349.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.