Argentina vs Brazil: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Argentina
0.0244 hectares per person
in 2025
Brazil
0.017 hectares per person
in 2025
Argentina rank
33rd
Brazil rank
36th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Argentina
- Brazil
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 0.0244 hectares per person against 0.017 hectares per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0074 hectares per person.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 33rd and Brazil ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0507 hectares per person | 0.0304 hectares per person | 0.0203 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.0341 hectares per person | 0.0272 hectares per person | 0.0069 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 2020s | 0.0288 hectares per person | 0.0238 hectares per person | 0.005 hectares per person | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Argentina or Brazil?
- Argentina, at 0.0244 hectares per person against 0.017 hectares per person in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Argentina and Brazil?
- 0.0074 hectares per person, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Argentina ranks 33rd and Brazil ranks 36th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.