Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0436 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.0436 ha per person for savanna — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.1% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0931 ha per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0169 ha per person, in 2018.
That places Brazil 14th 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 — Burned Area, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0546 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0537 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0528 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0519 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0511 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0503 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0366 ha per person | -27.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0377 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0626 ha per person | +66.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0459 ha per person | -26.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0199 ha per person | -56.6% |
| 2001 | 0.042 ha per person | +110.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0647 ha per person | +54.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0375 ha per person | -42.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0484 ha per person | +29.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0566 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0258 ha per person | -54.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0931 ha per person | +261.1% |
| 2008 | 0.036 ha per person | -61.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0189 ha per person | -47.5% |
| 2010 | 0.091 ha per person | +381.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0321 ha per person | -64.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0653 ha per person | +103.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0221 ha per person | -66.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0389 ha per person | +76.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0465 ha per person | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0344 ha per person | -25.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0478 ha per person | +38.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0169 ha per person | -64.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0448 ha per person | +164.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0441 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0343 ha per person | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0259 ha per person | -24.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0242 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0436 ha per person | +80.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0436 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 379.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0436 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0009 ha per person, 46.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Burned Area, per 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 | +381.9% | 0.0189 ha per person | 0.091 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0497 ha per person | 0.0366 ha per person | 0.0626 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0443 ha per person | 0.0189 ha per person | 0.0931 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.044 ha per person | 0.0169 ha per person | 0.091 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0344 ha per person | 0.0242 ha per person | 0.0441 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 — burned area, per capita in Brazil?
- Savanna — burned area, per capita in Brazil was 0.0436 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0931 ha per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0169 ha per person in 2018.
- How does Brazil rank for savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 14th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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 — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- 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 — 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.