Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Brazil
Brazil: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) was 0.0248 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Brazil is 0.0248 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 237.0% on the previous year and up 358.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0248 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Brazil 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0128 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0126 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0123 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0121 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.012 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0118 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0058 ha per person | -50.6% |
| 1997 | 0.007 ha per person | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0122 ha per person | +74.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0092 ha per person | -24.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 ha per person | -85.5% |
| 2001 | 0.007 ha per person | +424.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0144 ha per person | +106.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0127 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0151 ha per person | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0184 ha per person | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0081 ha per person | -56.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0193 ha per person | +138.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0063 ha per person | -67.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 ha per person | -59.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0195 ha per person | +670.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 ha per person | -79.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0088 ha per person | +117.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 ha per person | -70.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0054 ha per person | +108.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0101 ha per person | +87.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0078 ha per person | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0118 ha per person | +51.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 ha per person | -71.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0098 ha per person | +186.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0153 ha per person | +56.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0076 ha per person | -50.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0091 ha per person | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0074 ha per person | -19.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0248 ha per person | +237.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0248 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 ha per person, 5257.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +670.5% | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0195 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0128 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0105 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0193 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0195 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0128 ha per person | 0.0074 ha per person | 0.0248 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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Brazil?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Brazil was 0.0248 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0248 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 358.4%. 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 Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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.