Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 1.11 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.11 ha per square kilometre for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 3.6 ha per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6001 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 44th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 1997 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | +78.7% |
| 1999 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6001 ha per square kilometre | -59.9% |
| 2001 | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | +147.9% |
| 2002 | 2.27 ha per square kilometre | +52.4% |
| 2003 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | -33.9% |
| 2004 | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 2.07 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | -46.2% |
| 2007 | 3.6 ha per square kilometre | +222.4% |
| 2008 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | -59.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8359 ha per square kilometre | -42.8% |
| 2010 | 3.58 ha per square kilometre | +328.2% |
| 2011 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | -61.7% |
| 2012 | 2.48 ha per square kilometre | +80.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9751 ha per square kilometre | -60.7% |
| 2014 | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | +64.9% |
| 2015 | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8218 ha per square kilometre | -58.7% |
| 2019 | 1.87 ha per square kilometre | +127.7% |
| 2020 | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.11 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0549 ha per square kilometre, 20.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.11 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.147 ha per square kilometre, 7.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — 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 | +328.2% | 0.8359 ha per square kilometre | 3.58 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 ha per square kilometre | 0.6001 ha per square kilometre | 3.6 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | 0.8218 ha per square kilometre | 3.58 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Brazil?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Brazil was 1.11 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6001 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 44th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — 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 fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — 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 fires — 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.