Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Brazil
Brazil: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was 235.52 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Brazil, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 235.52 % change on previous year for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,285.5% on the previous year and up 113.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Brazil peaked at 669.46 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -85.22 % change on previous year, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 21st of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -50.6 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 22.16 % change on previous year | -143.8% |
| 1998 | 76.98 % change on previous year | +247.5% |
| 1999 | -23.49 % change on previous year | -130.5% |
| 2000 | -85.22 % change on previous year | +262.9% |
| 2001 | 452.45 % change on previous year | -630.9% |
| 2002 | 99.81 % change on previous year | -77.9% |
| 2003 | -10.95 % change on previous year | -111.0% |
| 2004 | 19.17 % change on previous year | -275.1% |
| 2005 | 25.88 % change on previous year | +35.0% |
| 2006 | -56.33 % change on previous year | -317.7% |
| 2007 | 156.88 % change on previous year | -378.5% |
| 2008 | -66.01 % change on previous year | -142.1% |
| 2009 | -61.11 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 669.46 % change on previous year | -1195.5% |
| 2011 | -76.59 % change on previous year | -111.4% |
| 2012 | 100.66 % change on previous year | -231.4% |
| 2013 | -72 % change on previous year | -171.5% |
| 2014 | 110.2 % change on previous year | -253.1% |
| 2015 | 94.74 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 2016 | -25.58 % change on previous year | -127.0% |
| 2017 | 52.6 % change on previous year | -305.6% |
| 2018 | -70.54 % change on previous year | -234.1% |
| 2019 | 187.04 % change on previous year | -365.2% |
| 2020 | 55.12 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
| 2021 | -49.18 % change on previous year | -189.2% |
| 2022 | 20.38 % change on previous year | -141.4% |
| 2023 | -19.87 % change on previous year | -197.5% |
| 2024 | 235.52 % change on previous year | -1285.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 235.52 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -50 % change on previous year. (43 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 235.52 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -33.24 % change on previous year. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.78 % change on previous year | -50.6 % change on previous year | 76.98 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.46 % change on previous year | -85.22 % change on previous year | 452.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 97 % change on previous year | -76.59 % change on previous year | 669.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.39 % change on previous year | -49.18 % change on previous year | 235.52 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 18 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 317.92 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Hungary 299.98 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Congo 271.91 % change on previous year compare
- 22 El Salvador 234.73 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Belize 219.09 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Burundi 207.34 % change on previous year 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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Brazil?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Brazil was 235.52 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 669.46 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -85.22 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Brazil ranks 21st out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.7%. 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.