Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.1883 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Brazil stood at 0.1883 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.9% on the previous year and up 198.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 0.4803 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0285 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Brazil 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.236 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.236 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.236 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.236 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.236 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.236 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1163 ha per square kilometre | -50.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1421 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2515 ha per square kilometre | +77.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1925 ha per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | -85.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1578 ha per square kilometre | +454.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3144 ha per square kilometre | +99.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2799 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3334 ha per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4203 ha per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1833 ha per square kilometre | -56.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4729 ha per square kilometre | +158.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1611 ha per square kilometre | -65.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0625 ha per square kilometre | -61.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4803 ha per square kilometre | +668.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1132 ha per square kilometre | -76.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2259 ha per square kilometre | +99.5% |
| 2013 | 0.063 ha per square kilometre | -72.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1325 ha per square kilometre | +110.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2585 ha per square kilometre | +95.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1919 ha per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2928 ha per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0863 ha per square kilometre | -70.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2477 ha per square kilometre | +187.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3839 ha per square kilometre | +55.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1954 ha per square kilometre | -49.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2352 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1883 ha per square kilometre | -19.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.1883 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 46.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.1883 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0048 ha per square kilometre, 39.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +668.9% | 0.0625 ha per square kilometre | 0.4803 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2118 ha per square kilometre | 0.1163 ha per square kilometre | 0.2515 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2414 ha per square kilometre | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | 0.4729 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2092 ha per square kilometre | 0.063 ha per square kilometre | 0.4803 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2507 ha per square kilometre | 0.1883 ha per square kilometre | 0.3839 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 19 Cameroon 0.2046 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Madagascar 0.1997 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Greece 0.1976 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 India 0.1717 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Mexico 0.1592 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Guatemala 0.1493 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Brazil?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Brazil was 0.1883 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4803 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0285 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 198.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.