Savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Brazil
Brazil: Savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 80.83 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Brazil, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna — burned area, annual growth rate in Brazil is 80.83 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1,415.8% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, annual growth rate in Brazil peaked at 386 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -65.9 % change on previous year, in 2013.
That places Brazil 32nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -26.2 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 4.45 % change on previous year | -117.0% |
| 1998 | 68.64 % change on previous year | +1442.1% |
| 1999 | -25.51 % change on previous year | -137.2% |
| 2000 | -55.98 % change on previous year | +119.4% |
| 2001 | 113.28 % change on previous year | -302.4% |
| 2002 | 56.06 % change on previous year | -50.5% |
| 2003 | -41.33 % change on previous year | -173.7% |
| 2004 | 30.56 % change on previous year | -173.9% |
| 2005 | 18.17 % change on previous year | -40.5% |
| 2006 | -53.97 % change on previous year | -397.0% |
| 2007 | 264.73 % change on previous year | -590.5% |
| 2008 | -61 % change on previous year | -123.0% |
| 2009 | -47.03 % change on previous year | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 386 % change on previous year | -920.8% |
| 2011 | -64.48 % change on previous year | -116.7% |
| 2012 | 105.29 % change on previous year | -263.3% |
| 2013 | -65.9 % change on previous year | -162.6% |
| 2014 | 77.68 % change on previous year | -217.9% |
| 2015 | 20.32 % change on previous year | -73.8% |
| 2016 | -25.35 % change on previous year | -224.8% |
| 2017 | 39.79 % change on previous year | -257.0% |
| 2018 | -64.33 % change on previous year | -261.7% |
| 2019 | 166.41 % change on previous year | -358.7% |
| 2020 | -1 % change on previous year | -100.6% |
| 2021 | -21.86 % change on previous year | +2080.6% |
| 2022 | -24.22 % change on previous year | +10.8% |
| 2023 | -6.14 % change on previous year | -74.6% |
| 2024 | 80.83 % change on previous year | -1415.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 80.83 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -21.9 % change on previous year. (42 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 80.83 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -16.36 % change on previous year. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -2080.6% | -1 % change on previous year | -21.86 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.38 % change on previous year | -26.2 % change on previous year | 68.64 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.35 % change on previous year | -61 % change on previous year | 264.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.54 % change on previous year | -65.9 % change on previous year | 386 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.52 % change on previous year | -24.22 % change on previous year | 80.83 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 29 Somalia 100 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Malaysia 100 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Philippines 80.99 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Kazakhstan 75.41 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Congo 68.17 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 66.8 % change on previous year 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 — burned area, annual growth rate in Brazil?
- Savanna — burned area, annual growth rate in Brazil was 80.83 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 386 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -65.9 % change on previous year in 2013.
- How does Brazil rank for savanna — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Brazil ranks 32nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.