Australia vs Brazil: Tree cover loss from wildfires
Australia
139,861 hectares
in 2024
Brazil
2.18 million hectares
in 2024
Australia rank
6th
Brazil rank
3rd
Tree cover loss from wildfires over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.18 million hectares against 139,861 hectares in Australia, a difference of 2.04 million hectares.
That makes Brazil's figure about 15.6 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 3rd of 152 countries.
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About this data
Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).