Bolivia vs Brazil: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Bolivia
1.46 million hectares
in 2024
Brazil
2.18 million hectares
in 2024
Bolivia rank
4th
Brazil rank
3rd

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 2.18 million hectares against 1.46 million hectares in Bolivia, a difference of 727,930 hectares.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.

Bolivia ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 3rd of 152 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

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).