Brazil vs Zambia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Brazil
3.63 million hectares
in 2025
Zambia
3.95 million hectares
in 2025
Brazil rank
8th
Zambia rank
7th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Brazil
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3.95 million hectares against 3.63 million hectares in Brazil, a difference of 321,390 hectares.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 7th of 225 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.63 million hectares | 4.98 million hectares | 646,511 hectares | Brazil |
| 2010s | 5.44 million hectares | 4.40 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | Brazil |
| 2020s | 5.00 million hectares | 3.98 million hectares | 1.03 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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 3.95 million hectares against 3.63 million hectares in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Brazil and Zambia?
- 321,390 hectares, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Zambia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Brazil ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 7th 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.