Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.4153 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.4153 ha per square kilometre for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 1.2 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.052 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 41st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.546 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.546 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.546 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.546 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.546 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.546 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1089 ha per square kilometre | -80.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1145 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1814 ha per square kilometre | +58.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1495 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 0.052 ha per square kilometre | -65.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5082 ha per square kilometre | +877.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7446 ha per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5719 ha per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7407 ha per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 0.671 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.474 ha per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 2007 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +152.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5537 ha per square kilometre | -53.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3413 ha per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 2010 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | +250.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5656 ha per square kilometre | -52.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7346 ha per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3999 ha per square kilometre | -45.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5855 ha per square kilometre | +46.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6444 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5905 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6588 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3532 ha per square kilometre | -46.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6577 ha per square kilometre | +86.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7176 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5679 ha per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 0.556 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4153 ha per square kilometre | -25.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.4153 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0191 ha per square kilometre, 21.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.4153 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0315 ha per square kilometre, 13.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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% | 0.052 ha per square kilometre | 0.5082 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.383 ha per square kilometre | 0.1089 ha per square kilometre | 0.546 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5852 ha per square kilometre | 0.052 ha per square kilometre | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6388 ha per square kilometre | 0.3532 ha per square kilometre | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5642 ha per square kilometre | 0.4153 ha per square kilometre | 0.7176 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 38 Honduras 0.4479 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Myanmar 0.4243 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Colombia 0.4181 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Eritrea 0.4111 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Paraguay 0.3933 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Guyana 0.3847 ha 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 grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Brazil?
- Grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Brazil was 0.4153 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.052 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area 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.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area 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
Grassland — Burned Area 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.