Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0071 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Brazil is 0.0071 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 127.8% on the previous year and up 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0228 ha per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.002 ha per person, in 2021.
Brazil ranks 18th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0083 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0081 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.008 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0079 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0078 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0076 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0113 ha per person | +47.4% |
| 1997 | 0.012 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0228 ha per person | +90.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0171 ha per person | -25.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0054 ha per person | -68.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0042 ha per person | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0063 ha per person | +50.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0051 ha per person | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 0.005 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0067 ha per person | +32.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 ha per person | -56.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0133 ha per person | +361.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 ha per person | -72.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 ha per person | -30.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0116 ha per person | +347.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 ha per person | -79.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0087 ha per person | +269.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 ha per person | -75.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 ha per person | +77.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0087 ha per person | +132.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0049 ha per person | -43.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0066 ha per person | +34.5% |
| 2018 | 0.002 ha per person | -69.3% |
| 2019 | 0.004 ha per person | +95.9% |
| 2020 | 0.005 ha per person | +25.9% |
| 2021 | 0.002 ha per person | -59.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 ha per person | +40.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0071 ha per person | +127.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0071 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 65.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0071 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 17.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0111 ha per person | 0.0076 ha per person | 0.0228 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0055 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0133 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0055 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0116 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0071 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 woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Brazil?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Brazil was 0.0071 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0228 ha per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 ha per person in 2021.
- How does Brazil rank for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.2%. 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 Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Woody 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
Woody 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.