Grassland — Burned Area in Brazil
Brazil: Grassland — Burned Area was 6.54 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burned area in Brazil stood at 6.54 million ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 88.4% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Brazil peaked at 10.01 million ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 434,619 ha, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 7th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.56 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 4.56 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.56 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.56 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.56 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.56 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 909,993 ha | -80.1% |
| 1997 | 957,277 ha | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 1.52 million ha | +58.4% |
| 1999 | 1.25 million ha | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 434,619 ha | -65.2% |
| 2001 | 4.25 million ha | +877.3% |
| 2002 | 6.22 million ha | +46.5% |
| 2003 | 4.78 million ha | -23.2% |
| 2004 | 6.19 million ha | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 5.61 million ha | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 3.96 million ha | -29.4% |
| 2007 | 9.98 million ha | +152.0% |
| 2008 | 4.63 million ha | -53.6% |
| 2009 | 2.85 million ha | -38.4% |
| 2010 | 10.01 million ha | +250.9% |
| 2011 | 4.73 million ha | -52.8% |
| 2012 | 6.14 million ha | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 3.34 million ha | -45.6% |
| 2014 | 4.89 million ha | +46.4% |
| 2015 | 5.39 million ha | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 4.94 million ha | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 5.51 million ha | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 2.95 million ha | -46.4% |
| 2019 | 5.50 million ha | +86.2% |
| 2020 | 6.00 million ha | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 4.75 million ha | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 4.65 million ha | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 3.47 million ha | -25.3% |
| 2024 | 6.54 million ha | +88.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 6.54 million ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,180 ha, 1262.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 6.54 million ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,732 ha, 3776.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +877.3% | 434,619 ha | 4.25 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.20 million ha | 909,993 ha | 4.56 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.89 million ha | 434,619 ha | 9.98 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.34 million ha | 2.95 million ha | 10.01 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.08 million ha | 3.47 million ha | 6.54 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 4 Sudan (former) 14.48 million ha compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.48 million ha compare
- 5 Angola 13.51 million ha compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.51 million ha compare
- 6 South Sudan 8.35 million ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.13 million ha compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 170,226 ha compare
- 8 Mali 6.42 million ha compare
- 9 Sudan 5.10 million ha compare
- 10 Chad 4.49 million ha compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 80,420 ha 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 grassland — burned area in Brazil?
- Grassland — burned area in Brazil was 6.54 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 10.01 million ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 434,619 ha in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for grassland — burned area?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.