Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0308 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area, per capita in Brazil is 0.0308 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 87.6% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0529 ha per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 ha per person, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 28th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0306 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0301 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0296 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0291 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0287 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0282 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0055 ha per person | -80.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0057 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.009 ha per person | +56.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0073 ha per person | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0025 ha per person | -65.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0241 ha per person | +864.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0349 ha per person | +44.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0265 ha per person | -24.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0339 ha per person | +28.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0304 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0212 ha per person | -30.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0529 ha per person | +149.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0243 ha per person | -54.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0149 ha per person | -38.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0517 ha per person | +247.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0242 ha per person | -53.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0312 ha per person | +28.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0168 ha per person | -46.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0245 ha per person | +45.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0267 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0243 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0269 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0143 ha per person | -46.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0265 ha per person | +85.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0287 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0227 ha per person | -21.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0221 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0164 ha per person | -25.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0308 ha per person | +87.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0308 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 76.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0308 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 47.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per capita 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 | +864.6% | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0241 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0204 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 0.0306 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0265 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0529 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0267 ha per person | 0.0143 ha per person | 0.0517 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0242 ha per person | 0.0164 ha per person | 0.0308 ha per person | 5 |
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 grassland — burned area, per capita in Brazil?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Brazil was 0.0308 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0529 ha per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 28th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.