Open shrubland — Burned Area in Brazil
Brazil: Open shrubland — Burned Area was 1,476 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Open shrubland — Burned Area in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1,476 ha for open shrubland — burned area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, open shrubland — burned area in Brazil peaked at 745,045 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 385.01 ha, in 2022.
Brazil ranks 25th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Open shrubland — Burned Area in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59,814 ha | — |
| 1991 | 59,814 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 59,814 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 59,814 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 59,814 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 59,814 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 175,188 ha | +192.9% |
| 1997 | 129,249 ha | -26.2% |
| 1998 | 745,045 ha | +476.4% |
| 1999 | 385,297 ha | -48.3% |
| 2000 | 157,846 ha | -59.0% |
| 2001 | 13,090 ha | -91.7% |
| 2002 | 29,925 ha | +128.6% |
| 2003 | 8,727 ha | -70.8% |
| 2004 | 14,032 ha | +60.8% |
| 2005 | 6,118 ha | -56.4% |
| 2006 | 4,748 ha | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 13,071 ha | +175.3% |
| 2008 | 6,503 ha | -50.3% |
| 2009 | 1,091 ha | -83.2% |
| 2010 | 12,878 ha | +1080.3% |
| 2011 | 3,894 ha | -69.8% |
| 2012 | 5,968 ha | +53.3% |
| 2013 | 1,155 ha | -80.6% |
| 2014 | 3,572 ha | +209.3% |
| 2015 | 1,904 ha | -46.7% |
| 2016 | 2,438 ha | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 2,011 ha | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 705.85 ha | -64.9% |
| 2019 | 2,332 ha | +230.4% |
| 2020 | 1,990 ha | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 2,268 ha | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 385.01 ha | -83.0% |
| 2023 | 1,710 ha | +344.2% |
| 2024 | 1,476 ha | -13.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Open shrubland — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1080.3% | 1,091 ha | 12,878 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 179,366 ha | 59,814 ha | 745,045 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,515 ha | 1,091 ha | 157,846 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,686 ha | 705.85 ha | 12,878 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,566 ha | 385.01 ha | 2,268 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 22 Turkmenistan 2,427 ha compare
- 23 Peru 2,182 ha compare
- 24 Kenya 2,094 ha compare
- 26 Cabo Verde 0 ha
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 0 ha compare
- 26 Eswatini 1,221 ha compare
- 26 Caribbean 0 ha compare
- 27 Sudan (former) 1,198 ha compare
- 28 Spain 1,181 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 open shrubland — burned area in Brazil?
- Open shrubland — burned area in Brazil was 1,476 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest open shrubland — burned area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 745,045 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest open shrubland — burned area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 385.01 ha in 2022.
- How does Brazil rank for open shrubland — burned area?
- Brazil ranks 25th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is open shrubland — burned area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Open shrubland — 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.