Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) in Brazil
Brazil: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) was 0.0507 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.0507 ha per person for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 85.5% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.1064 ha per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.019 ha per person, in 2018.
That places Brazil 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0629 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0618 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0608 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0598 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0589 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.058 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0479 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0496 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0854 ha per person | +72.1% |
| 1999 | 0.063 ha per person | -26.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0253 ha per person | -59.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0462 ha per person | +82.4% |
| 2002 | 0.071 ha per person | +53.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0427 ha per person | -39.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0535 ha per person | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0633 ha per person | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0287 ha per person | -54.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1064 ha per person | +271.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0397 ha per person | -62.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0215 ha per person | -45.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1026 ha per person | +377.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0344 ha per person | -66.5% |
| 2012 | 0.074 ha per person | +115.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0242 ha per person | -67.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0427 ha per person | +76.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0552 ha per person | +29.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0393 ha per person | -28.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0544 ha per person | +38.2% |
| 2018 | 0.019 ha per person | -65.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0488 ha per person | +157.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0491 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0363 ha per person | -26.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0281 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0273 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0507 ha per person | +85.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0507 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 165.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0507 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0015 ha per person, 34.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita (capita 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 | +377.8% | 0.0215 ha per person | 0.1026 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0608 ha per person | 0.0479 ha per person | 0.0854 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0498 ha per person | 0.0215 ha per person | 0.1064 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0495 ha per person | 0.019 ha per person | 0.1026 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0383 ha per person | 0.0273 ha per person | 0.0507 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 savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Brazil?
- Savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Brazil was 0.0507 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1064 ha per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.019 ha per person in 2018.
- How does Brazil rank for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna and woody savanna — 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.
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna and woody savanna — 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
Savanna and woody savanna — 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.