Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0551 kt per square kilometre in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.0551 kt per square kilometre for forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 235.5% on the previous year and up 377.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 0.0551 kt per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 kt per square kilometre, in 2009.
Brazil ranks 13th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0137 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0274 kt per square kilometre | +99.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0244 kt per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0291 kt per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0366 kt per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2006 | 0.016 kt per square kilometre | -56.3% |
| 2007 | 0.041 kt per square kilometre | +156.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0139 kt per square kilometre | -66.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | -61.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0417 kt per square kilometre | +669.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | -76.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | +100.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | -72.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0115 kt per square kilometre | +110.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0225 kt per square kilometre | +94.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0167 kt per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0075 kt per square kilometre | -70.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0216 kt per square kilometre | +187.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0335 kt per square kilometre | +55.1% |
| 2021 | 0.017 kt per square kilometre | -49.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0205 kt per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0551 kt per square kilometre | +235.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0551 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0009 kt per square kilometre, 63.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0551 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0012 kt per square kilometre, 45.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0231 kt per square kilometre | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | 0.041 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0182 kt per square kilometre | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | 0.0417 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0285 kt per square kilometre | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | 0.0551 kt per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 10 Honduras 0.0893 kt per square kilometre compare
- 11 Thailand 0.0603 kt per square kilometre compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 0.0577 kt per square kilometre compare
- 14 Nicaragua 0.0443 kt per square kilometre compare
- 15 Congo 0.0422 kt per square kilometre compare
- 16 South Sudan 0.0399 kt 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 — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Brazil?
- Forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Brazil was 0.0551 kt per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0551 kt per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 kt per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Brazil rank for forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 13th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 377.1%. 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 — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) 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 — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Emissions 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 — Emissions (CO2) 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.