Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Brazil

Brazil: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) was 10,211 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
10,211 kt
Change on year
down 19.9%
World rank
6th
of 214 countries
All-time high
27,664 kt
in 1998
All-time low
3,121 kt
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Brazil, 1990–2023

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 14.2k kt1991: 14.2k kt1992: 14.2k kt1993: 14.2k kt1994: 14.2k kt1995: 14.2k kt1996: 12.8k kt1997: 15.6k kt1998: 27.7k kt1999: 21.2k kt2000: 3.1k kt2001: 8.5k kt2002: 17.0k kt2003: 15.2k kt2004: 18.1k kt2005: 22.8k kt2006: 9.9k kt2007: 25.5k kt2008: 8.7k kt2009: 3.4k kt2010: 26.0k kt2011: 6.1k kt2012: 12.2k kt2013: 3.4k kt2014: 7.2k kt2015: 14.0k kt2016: 10.4k kt2017: 15.9k kt2018: 4.7k kt2019: 13.4k kt2020: 20.8k kt2021: 10.6k kt2022: 12.7k kt2023: 10.2k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Brazil stood at 10,211 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.9% on the previous year and up 198.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Brazil peaked at 27,664 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3,121 kt, in 2000.

That places Brazil 6th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16,234 kt 12,794 kt 27,664 kt 10
2000s 13,224 kt 3,121 kt 25,533 kt 10
2010s 11,322 kt 3,416 kt 25,968 kt 10
2020s 13,592 kt 10,211 kt 20,830 kt 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 3 Zambia 14,941 kt compare
  2. 4 Mozambique 14,132 kt compare
  3. 5 Canada 13,919 kt compare
  4. 7 Angola 10,149 kt compare
  5. 8 Myanmar 9,658 kt compare
  6. 9 India 3,143 kt compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Brazil?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Brazil was 10,211 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 27,664 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 3,121 kt in 2000.
How does Brazil rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq)?
Brazil ranks 6th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 198.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,061 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf