Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) in Brazil
Brazil: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) was 0.6901 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.6901 ha per square kilometre for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 2.4 ha per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4673 ha per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places Brazil 30th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9402 ha per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9898 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | +74.6% |
| 1999 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2000 | 0.527 ha per square kilometre | -59.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9736 ha per square kilometre | +84.8% |
| 2002 | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | +55.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9221 ha per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 2004 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2005 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6404 ha per square kilometre | -54.2% |
| 2007 | 2.4 ha per square kilometre | +275.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9042 ha per square kilometre | -62.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4937 ha per square kilometre | -45.4% |
| 2010 | 2.38 ha per square kilometre | +381.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8042 ha per square kilometre | -66.2% |
| 2012 | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | +116.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5748 ha per square kilometre | -67.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +77.8% |
| 2015 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9566 ha per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2017 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4673 ha per square kilometre | -64.9% |
| 2019 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +159.0% |
| 2020 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9106 ha per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7074 ha per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6901 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.6901 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0135 ha per square kilometre, 51.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.6901 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0538 ha per square kilometre, 12.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (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 | +381.8% | 0.4937 ha per square kilometre | 2.38 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | 0.9402 ha per square kilometre | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | 0.4937 ha per square kilometre | 2.4 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | 0.4673 ha per square kilometre | 2.38 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8834 ha per square kilometre | 0.6901 ha per square kilometre | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 27 Eswatini 0.8247 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Colombia 0.8243 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Guatemala 0.744 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Greece 0.6849 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Nigeria 0.6822 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Thailand 0.6563 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 savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Brazil?
- Savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Brazil was 0.6901 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4673 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Brazil rank for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 30th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna and woody savanna — 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
Savanna and woody savanna — 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.