Australia vs Brazil: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Australia
31.86 million hectares
in 2024
Brazil
7.04 million hectares
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
Brazil rank
4th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Australia currently reports 31.86 million hectares against 7.04 million hectares in Brazil, a difference of 24.82 million hectares.
That makes Australia's figure about 4.5 times Brazil's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and Brazil ranks 4th of 225 countries.
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About this data
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.