Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Brazil
Brazil: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 10.18 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Brazil stood at 10.18 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 19.9% on the previous year and up 198.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Brazil peaked at 25.88 t per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.54 t per square kilometre, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 21st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Brazil, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.74 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 12.74 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.74 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.74 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.74 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.74 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.29 t per square kilometre | -50.6% |
| 1997 | 7.69 t per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1998 | 13.6 t per square kilometre | +77.0% |
| 1999 | 10.41 t per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2000 | 1.54 t per square kilometre | -85.2% |
| 2001 | 8.5 t per square kilometre | +452.4% |
| 2002 | 16.98 t per square kilometre | +99.8% |
| 2003 | 15.12 t per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 18.02 t per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 22.69 t per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2006 | 9.91 t per square kilometre | -56.3% |
| 2007 | 25.45 t per square kilometre | +156.9% |
| 2008 | 8.65 t per square kilometre | -66.0% |
| 2009 | 3.36 t per square kilometre | -61.1% |
| 2010 | 25.88 t per square kilometre | +669.5% |
| 2011 | 6.06 t per square kilometre | -76.6% |
| 2012 | 12.16 t per square kilometre | +100.7% |
| 2013 | 3.4 t per square kilometre | -72.0% |
| 2014 | 7.16 t per square kilometre | +110.2% |
| 2015 | 13.94 t per square kilometre | +94.7% |
| 2016 | 10.37 t per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2017 | 15.83 t per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 2018 | 4.66 t per square kilometre | -70.5% |
| 2019 | 13.38 t per square kilometre | +187.0% |
| 2020 | 20.76 t per square kilometre | +55.1% |
| 2021 | 10.55 t per square kilometre | -49.2% |
| 2022 | 12.7 t per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 10.18 t per square kilometre | -19.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 10.18 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2128 t per square kilometre, 47.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 10.18 t per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.246 t per square kilometre, 41.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square 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 | +669.5% | 3.36 t per square kilometre | 25.88 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.44 t per square kilometre | 6.29 t per square kilometre | 13.6 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.02 t per square kilometre | 1.54 t per square kilometre | 25.45 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.28 t per square kilometre | 3.4 t per square kilometre | 25.88 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.55 t per square kilometre | 10.18 t per square kilometre | 20.76 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Brazil?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Brazil was 10.18 t per square kilometre in 2023, 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 25.88 t per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 t per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Brazil ranks 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 198.9%. 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burning crop residues 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.