Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.6117 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Brazil stood at 0.6117 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 2.11 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4153 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Brazil 27th 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 — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9742 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.9742 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9742 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9742 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9742 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9742 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.719 ha per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1997 | 0.751 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +68.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9433 ha per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4153 ha per square kilometre | -56.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8857 ha per square kilometre | +113.3% |
| 2002 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | +56.1% |
| 2003 | 0.811 ha per square kilometre | -41.3% |
| 2004 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2005 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5758 ha per square kilometre | -54.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | +264.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8191 ha per square kilometre | -61.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4339 ha per square kilometre | -47.0% |
| 2010 | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | +386.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7491 ha per square kilometre | -64.5% |
| 2012 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | +105.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5244 ha per square kilometre | -65.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9318 ha per square kilometre | +77.7% |
| 2015 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8369 ha per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4173 ha per square kilometre | -64.3% |
| 2019 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +166.4% |
| 2020 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.86 ha per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6517 ha per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6117 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.6117 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0081 ha per square kilometre, 75.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.6117 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.048 ha per square kilometre, 12.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +386.0% | 0.4339 ha per square kilometre | 2.11 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9525 ha per square kilometre | 0.719 ha per square kilometre | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9733 ha per square kilometre | 0.4153 ha per square kilometre | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | 0.4173 ha per square kilometre | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.806 ha per square kilometre | 0.6117 ha per square kilometre | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 24 Colombia 0.8083 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Eswatini 0.7599 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Nigeria 0.6494 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Australia 0.6006 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 0.5438 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Canada 0.526 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 — burned area, per square kilometre in Brazil?
- Savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Brazil was 0.6117 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4153 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 27th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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 — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- 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 — 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.