Brazil vs Burkina Faso: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Brazil
3.63 million hectares
in 2025
Burkina Faso
3.45 million hectares
in 2025
Brazil rank
8th
Burkina Faso rank
9th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3.63 million hectares against 3.45 million hectares in Burkina Faso, a difference of 173,380 hectares.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 8th and Burkina Faso ranks 9th of 225 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.63 million hectares | 2.94 million hectares | 2.69 million hectares | Brazil |
| 2010s | 5.44 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | 3.52 million hectares | Brazil |
| 2020s | 5.00 million hectares | 2.32 million hectares | 2.68 million hectares | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, Brazil or Burkina Faso?
- Brazil, at 3.63 million hectares against 3.45 million hectares in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Brazil and Burkina Faso?
- 173,380 hectares, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Burkina Faso?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Burkina Faso rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Brazil ranks 8th and Burkina Faso ranks 9th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.